The Super-12 stage of the T20 World Cup being played in Australia is over. Overall 42 group matches were played and during this 6 major upsets were seen. All 12 teams in the Super-12 stage have lost at least one match in the tournament. Not only this, 11 teams have won at least one match in these. Afghanistan was the only team in Group 1 that could not win any match.
The most interesting aspect of the tournament is that even though 42 matches have been played, the top 4 teams of the semi-finals came out in the last 5 matches. In this story, we will know which matches were upset in both groups and how the 4 teams got to the semi-finals.
There were a total of 6 teams including India in Group 2 of the Super-12 stage. All the teams have won at least one match in the group stage and also lost one match. India defeated Bangladesh. Bangladesh defeated the Netherlands. The Netherlands beat Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe beat Pakistan. Pakistan beat South Africa. At the same time, South Africa defeated India.
In this way, neither team dominated unilaterally in Group 2 nor any team got out of the World Cup by losing unilaterally.
No semi-finalists could be decided until after 37 matches were over
Even before the tournament began, we had said that it would be the most open World Cup ever. That happened too. A total of 42 group matches took place in the first round and super-12 stage. No semi-finalists could be decided until after 37 matches were over. With the results of the 38th and 39th matches, the team of New Zealand and England could reach the last-4. At the same time, with the results of the 40th and 41st matches, the team of India and Pakistan reached the semi-finals.
The semi-final seat of the New Zealand team was confirmed only after the 38th match between Australia and Afghanistan. England defeated Sri Lanka in the 39th match to enter the semi-finals. The defeat of South Africa in the 40th match took India to the last 4. At the same time, in the 41st match, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh and made it to the semi-finals.