ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: England, Pakistan stay on top
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The 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is underway in the United Arab Emirates. The Super 12 round is on and some teams are doing great while others, not so much.
In group 1, England and Australia are on top. All the teams have played two matches each till now and England and Australia. So, they have 4 points each. On the other hand, the defending champions, West Indies, are not doing well. They haven’t won even one match till now and are at the bottom of the group, together with Bangladesh. The other teams in the group are South Africa and Sri Lanka and they have won 1 match each.
In group 2, Pakistan are at the top with 2 wins in 2 matches. Scotland are at the bottom, having lost both of their two matches. The other teams, which include India, have all played only one match till now. Afghanistan and Namibia have won one match each while India and New Zealand both lost their opening matches.
After all the teams play against each other in their groups, the top two teams of each group will move on to the semi-finals.
Matches today at the T20 World Cup
In group one, West Indies face Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This match starts at 3:30 pm IST. The second match is between Pakistan and Afghanistan, at the Dubai International Stadium. This match starts at 7:30 pm IST.
India’s next match is on Sunday, 31 October, against New Zealand, at the Dubai International Stadium. This match starts at 7:30 pm IST.
In India, you can watch the T20 World Cup on Star Sports or on the Hotstar app.
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