After Bangladesh’s victory over Nepal in Group D, all places are guaranteed for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup. With three inconsequential matches over the next 24 hours, the group stage will end on Tuesday, with the Super 8 stage starting on Wednesday 19 June. Bangladesh finished second in Group D behind South Africa and will join Afghanistan, India and Australia in Group 1 of the Super Eights. The other group was decided on Sunday after Australia defeated Scotland, helping arch-rivals England in their quest to reach the Super 8 stage.
Although all eight teams have been confirmed, there is some confusion among fans when it comes to which group classifies the games.
For example, India (A1) topped Group A with seven points, and will face Australia, who also topped Group B, ahead of England. But, the 2021 champions were classified as B2 in the first Super 8 group.
However, India and Australia knew even before the start of the tournament that they would face each other, regardless of where they would have finished in the top two of their respective groups.
For example, Afghanistan and West Indies face each other in the last game on Tuesday. With both teams unbeaten so far, either team could top Group C.
Even though West Indies beat Afghanistan, they were ranked C2 in the group. Likewise, Afghanistan is C1 as New Zealand failed to qualify for the Super 8.
All the confusion is due to the seeding system recently introduced by ICC.
Let’s take a look at the ICC pre-tournament rankings
ICC pre-tournament seedings
A1 – India
A2 – Pakistan
B1 – England
B2 – Australia
C1 – New Zealand
C2 – West Indies
D1 – South Africa
D2 – Sri Lanka
This is what the two Super 8 groups look like:
Group 1: India (A1), Australia (B2), Afghanistan (C1) and Bangladesh (D2)
Group 2: England (B1), USA (A2), West Indies (C2), South Africa (D1)
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