T20 World Cup: India, Pakistan & Netherlands qualify for semi-finals

In T20  World Cup, India, The Netherlands and Pakistan qualified for the semi finals. The Netherlands sent South Africa crashing out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday with a stunning 13-run victory in Adelaide which also propelled India into the semi-finals. Pakistan miraculously qualified for the semifinals by defeating Bangladesh by 5 wickets at the Adelaide. Chasing a target of 128 runs, Pakistan reached 128 for five in 18.1 overs, with Mohammad Rizwan smashing 32 runs off 32 balls. Earlier, Bangladesh posted 127 for eight in 20 overs.Chasing 159 for victory after Colin Ackermann's unbeaten 41, South Africa faltered to end on 145-8, with Dutch fast bowler Brandon Glover returning impressive figures of 3-9 in two overs.

WHAT A WIN!

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— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 6, 2022

Put in to bat first, the Dutch, who had only beaten Zimbabwe in the Super 12, started strongly with Stephan Myburgh's 37 but lost their way. But then stepped in Ackermann. He hit three fours and two sixes in his 26-ball knock and along with skipper Scott Edwards helped the team get 31 runs from the final two overs.

Meanwhile, India completed a strong finish in the Super-12 stage of the T20 World Cup, winning their final game in Melbourne by 71 runs on Sunday. Chasing 187 runs against a strong bowling attack, Zimbabwe were bundled out for just 115 runs in 17.2 overs, failing to survive the quality of Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The pick among the bowlers was Ravi Ashwin, who took three wickets on the day for just 22 runs. Playing against Zimbabwe, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav put in thundering performances to take India home and give the team momentum going into the semi-finals of the tournament.