The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE and Oman has reached its business end with the knockouts scheduled to commence on November 10.
England and Australia have qualified from Group 1 while Pakistan and New Zealand progress through to the top four from Group 2. The Kiwis prevailed over Afghanistan in their last group fixture to make it through while Pakistan won all their group matches.
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On the other hand, Group 1 went down to the wire, with the teams having to wait till the final match, which was England v South Africa, for the top two to be clear. Both England and Australia won four out of five games in the group, with England taking the top spot based on net run rate. South Africa too won four games in the group but missed out on the net run rate.
Here’s what you need to know before the ICC T20 World Cup knockouts.
Semi-final 1: England v New Zealand at Abu Dhabi, 10 November
Semi-final 2: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai, 11 November
Final: Winner of Semifinal 1 vs Winner of Semifinal 2 at Dubai, November 12
The matches start at 7:30 PM IST while the toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
Reserve day
There is a reserve day for all the knockout games of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs taking place. Only if the minimum number of overs necessary to constitute a match (at least 5 overs per side) cannot be bowled on the scheduled day will the match be completed on the reserve day.
In case of a tie
If any of the knockout matches are tied, a Super Over is played. If the Super Over is a tie, then subsequent Super Overs shall be played until there is a winner. Unless exceptional circumstances arise, an unlimited number of Super Overs will be played to achieve a result.
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