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The 2026 T20 World Cup is now in its final stages. The Super-8 matches are also over now. Four teams of the semi-finals have been confirmed. India, England, South Africa and New Zealand have entered the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. The first semi-final will be played between South Africa and New Zealand. Then the second semi-final match will be played between India and England.
The venues for the semi-finals have also been confirmed. Actually, because of Pakistan, the venue of the semi-final was not announced earlier, but the venues were confirmed as soon as Pakistan was out of the tournament. The first semi-final will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The second semi-final will be played at Namkhede Stadium in Mumbai.
First semi-final on Wednesday, March 4
The first semi-final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup between South Africa and New Zealand will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The toss of this match will take place at 6.30 pm, while the match will start at 7 pm. A close contest may be seen in the match. However, before this South Africa had defeated New Zealand badly in the league stage.
Second semi-final on Thursday, March 5
The second semi-final of the 2026 T20 World Cup will be played between India and England. The toss of this match will take place at 6.30 pm, while the match will start at 7 pm. England itself defeated India in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup and were eliminated from the tournament. In such a situation, India has a chance to take revenge.
Reserve day has been kept for rain
ICC has kept a reserve day for the semi-final and final matches of the 2026 T20 World Cup. If there is rain in the first semi-final on March 4 and the match is not played, then the match will be played the next day. Similarly, if the match does not take place on March 5, then it will take place the next day. However, every effort will be made to hold the match on time, if even a 5 over match is not possible then only the reserve day will be used.