Australia: In the T20 World Cup (World Cup) 2022, the team of which countries will participate in the semi final (semi final) is now becoming clear. The loss against Sri Lanka on Tuesday was a heavy blow for Afghanistan and their dream of winning the World Cup was shattered. Now the Afghanistan team has been eliminated from the World Cup race from Group-1. The Super-12 selection for the T20 World Cup 2022 has reached its final stage. On Tuesday, Afghanistan was officially out of the T20 World Cup and now has no chance of reaching the semi-finals. Afghanistan lost to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, returning home with it. This match was equally important for Sri Lanka as, after winning this match, Sri Lanka made their way into the race for the semi-finals.
2 matches lost and 2 rained out
Afghanistan got a direct entry to the Super-12 this time, but could not capitalize on this golden opportunity and crashed out in the semi-finals. However, as much as their immature form has played a part in Afghanistan’s defeat, rain has played an important role as Afghanistan have played 4 matches so far in the T20 World Cup 2022, losing 2 while 2 were washed out by rain. . In such a situation, Afghanistan got 2 points, which were only due to the cancellation of the match. Now Afghanistan have one match remaining, even if they win this match, the total number of points will be 4. That means there is no chance of Afghanistan reaching the semi-finals and the last match will be a mere formality.
Afghanistan Performance in T20 World Cup 2022:
Afghanistan V/S England- lost by 5 wickets
Afghanistan V/S New Zealand – Match abandoned due to rain (1 point)
Afghanistan V/S Ireland – Match abandoned due to rain (1 point)
Afghanistan V/S Sri Lanka – Lost by 6 wickets
Afghanistan V/S Australia will be played on 4th November
One of the strongest teams, the rain spoiled the work
As for the associate teams, Afghanistan was considered to be the strongest, which was the reason why it was included in the Super-12 teams which already had 8 teams. But rain in the T20 World Cup became a penance for him. Afghanistan had a chance to win the match against Ireland or Sri Lanka, as the remaining two matches were against strong teams like England, New Zealand. But rain and a poor performance took Afghanistan by storm and now they are out of the World Cup.
Who are the semi-final contenders from Group 1?
Staying and fighting in Group 1 was far from easy for Afghanistan, Group 1 was already called the Group of Death but many expected an upset. Now if we look at the equation of the semi-finals, Australia and New Zealand are the teams which are considered certain to reach the semi-finals. England and Sri Lanka are also still in the race, but they will face some big challenges and their future will depend a lot on the matches of the rest of the teams as well.