KOLKATA: Co-hosts and defending champions India became the fourth team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 with an emphatic five-wicket win over the West Indies in the Super Eights at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
The win secured India’s second spot in the Super Eights, helped them finish second in Group 1 with four points from three matches, and their qualification marked the exit of two-time champions West Indies, who slipped to third with two points from as many games.
India’s second-placed finish means they will face another two-time champions England in the second semi-final of the 20-team event to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 5.
Meanwhile, the first semi-final of the mega event is between New Zealand and South Africa on March 4 at Eden Gardens.
The winners of both the semi-finals will meet in the blockbuster final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on March 8.
Among the four semi-finalists, New Zealand and South Africa are yet to win the coveted T20 World Cup title, while India and England have the chance to become the most successful team by lifting the silverware for the third time in the history of the mega event.
South Africa remained the only unbeaten team in the tournament, winning by five wickets against Zimbabwe in the last Super Eight match in New Delhi today.
The semi-final line-up also includes a chance for the 2024 T20 World Cup final, contested between India and South Africa in Barbados.