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About ICC T20 World Cup
The ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, began on February 7.
After the group stage, eight of the 20 teams — India, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan — progressed to the Super Eight round.
England became the first team to qualify for the semi-final, while Sri Lanka were the first team to be knocked out. The knockout stage, comprising two semi-finals, will be held on March 4 and 5, with the final scheduled for March 8.
Matches are being played in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata in India, and in Colombo and Kandy in Sri Lanka.
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Both South Africa and New Zealand have shown consistent excellence in recent ICC Men's events but have often fallen just short of lifting the trophy.
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Unlike New Zealand, who have toured multiple venues across India and Sri Lanka during this T20 World Cup, South Africa has only played matches in Ahmedabad and Delhi.
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South Africa arrive as the form team of the tournament, unbeaten so far and brimming with confidence while the Kiwis have navigated through a rather turbulent path.
Updated On: Mar 03 2026 | 12:55 PM ISTLatest Updates on ICC T20 World Cup
New Zealand don't make things bigger than they are, said Daryl Mitchell on Monday, adding that the Kiwis will rely on their recent experience of playing in India for the T20 World Cup semifinal. New Zealand will take on the last edition's runners-up South Africa in the first semifinal to be played at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday, and Mitchell said the Kiwis have complete clarity over how they want to operate. "We're pretty clear how we want to operate as Black Caps and that's both on and off the field. We don't make things bigger than what they are, but we're also very excited to be in this position and know how lucky we are to be here in a semifinal," Mitchell told New Zealand Cricket. "Just looking forward to getting stuck into the contest, trying to win little moments is something that we constantly speak about and hopefully that means we're heading off to a final in a few days' time," Mitchell said. New Zealand have been in India since the start of the year having played
Taking responsibility for the West Indies' elimination from the T20 World Cup, skipper Shai Hope said he should have batted faster at the top to post a more challenging target for India in their must-win Super Eight game here. Defending champions India chased down a fairly stiff 196-run target to knock the former winners out of the tournament at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. The visitors appeared at least 20 runs short as Hope ate up 33 balls for his 32, striking at just over 96, including 17 dot balls that probably cost them heavily in a high-scoring contest. "Yes, I'll take the blame. I should have batted a lot faster -- if that's what you want me to say," said Hope in the post-match media interaction without dodging any tough question, here on Sunday. "When you're leading, you want to put your hand up and set the tone at the top. It didn't happen for me today. I just didn't get going today," he conceded. "But in situations like this, when you're struggling, everyone struggle
For Gautam Gambhir, the essence of team sport is acknowledgement of every contribution big or small, which according to him was missing in Indian cricket for long. Had Shivam Dube not smashed a couple of boundaries in the penultimate over, no one would have spoken about Sanju Samson's match-winning 97 against West Indies on Sunday, said the Indian head coach. Gambhir asserted that till he is the coach, every contributions will get an honourable mention. "Glad you're talking about every contribution because for many years, we've only spoken about certain contributions. This is a team sport, and this will always remain a team sport," Gambhir said, speaking in his inimitable style although without referring to certain contributions. "For me, Shivam's two boundaries are as important as Sanju's 97 because if he hadn't hit those two boundaries, you won't even spoken about it (97-run knock). "The big contribution makes headlines. The small contribution, the contribution that can help the