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T20 world cup 2022 first 9 matches review

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The T20 world cup in Australia has gotten on the way and there have been quite a few surprises with the biggest one being West Indies getting eliminated in the qualifier round. Ireland and Sri Lanka joined Group 1 from the qualifiers, while the Netherlands and Zimbabwe joined Group 2. 

The Super 12 has seen New Zealand thrash host Australia in the opening match. In the second match, Afghanistan stretched England to a close encounter, but they didn't have enough runs on the board and England won in the end.  The third match saw Sri Lanka beat Ireland in a low-scoring encounter. 

The 4th match was the biggest rivalry in Cricket India vs Pakistan. This match is going to go down as the match of the tournament as it was Kohli one man show assisted by Pandya that helped India win the game. 

 The 5th match saw Bangladesh beat the Netherlands in a very close encounter and the 6th match was a no result due to rain. There was a 9-over game played but not enough overs were bowled to get a result as South Africa and Zimbabwe shared points. The 7th match saw host Australia bounce back with a win against Sri Lanka. 
 
The 8th saw Ireland surprise England and beat them by 5 runs on the Duckworth Lewis system after rain cut the match short with 6 overs still left. The 9th match was abandoned without a ball being bowled and New Zealand and Afghanistan shared the points. 

The results from the first 9 matches has left both groups wide open in terms of the battle for semifinal spots. I see the battle intensifying between the top teams as they will look to secure a spot in the final 4. 

The tables of both groups are 






Tomorrow, we have a triple header with the first match being South Africa vs Bangladesh at 5 am SA time and the second match being India vs Netherlands SA time at 9am. The last match is Pakistan vs Zimbabwe at 1pm SA time. 

Tomorrow's 3 matches will give an idea of who will have the advantage in the race for semifinal spots from Group 2. 

My prediction: Group 1 New Zealand and Australia
                         Group 2 India and South Africa

Writer: Ebrahim Yusuf Omar 
 
 

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