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T20 World Cup 2024 – India and Australia in same Super 8 group


Five out of 20 teams have progressed to the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024, with India (A1), Australia (B2), and Afghanistan (C1) in Group 1, and West Indies (C2) and South Africa (D1) in Group 2.

USA, England and Bangladesh are the frontrunners to take the three remaining spots from Groups A, C and D respectively, though there are other teams still in the running. The first round ends on June 17, and the Super 8 stage begins on June 19.

The first match of the Super 8 round will be between South Africa and the second team that qualifies from Group A, in Antigua. West Indies take on the second team that qualifies from Group B in St Lucia on the evening of June 19, before India and Afghanistan begin their Super 8 fixtures against each other on June 20 in Barbados.

Australia take on the second team to qualify from Group D in Antigua on the evening of June 20, while South Africa will play the second Group B qualifier on June 21 in St Lucia.

The full Super 8 fixtures can be accessed here.

There are no points or net run-rate advantage carried forward from the first round into the Super 8 stage, were all teams will start on a level footing. The top two teams from each Super 8 group will qualify for the semi-finals.

The first semi-final is in Trinidad on June 26, and the second semi-final is in Guyana on June 27. If India make it to the semi-finals, they will play in Guyana. The final of the T20 World Cup is scheduled for June 29, in Barbados.

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