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The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 has reached its semi-final stage with South Africa, Afghanistan, India, and England being the four teams to clinch the top two positions in their respective Super 8s groups. While South Africa dominated Afghanistan to reach the T20 WC'24 final, India and England will square off on Thursday.
In this article, we will go through all the big news that took place on Wednesday, June 26, but before that, let’s have a look at all the matches scheduled for the day.
Today’s match preview
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: India vs Australia
India will take on England in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana. This will be their second straight semifinal match in the tournament, with the last one going the way of England in a one-sided contest. With that, India will be keen to perform better against them in the all-important match in the T20 World Cup 2024, securing their passage through to the tournament's final for the third time. The semi-final between India and England will take place on Thursday at 08:00 p.m. IST.
Major cricket events that happened on Wednesday, June 26
South Africa bowlers' clinical show ends Afghanistan's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign
In the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 Word Cup 2024, South Africa dominated Afghanistan to qualify for the final in the competition for the first time. Afghanistan decided to bat first after winning the toss at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, however, the decision proved to be a disaster as South Africa bowled them out on 56 runs in 12 overs with Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi picking up three wickets each while Rabada and Nortje got two wickets each. South Africa comfortably chased down the target in 9 overs at a loss of one wicket.
Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber hits Ollie Robinson for 43 runs in one over
Leicestershire batter Louis Kimber hit England bowler Ollie Robinson for 43 runs in a record over during a county game. On Wednesday, June 26 (IST), Sussex clashed against Leicestershire in a County Championship Division Two match. With Kimber hitting 43 runs, Robinson recorded the most expensive over in the history of the County Championship. The Sussex bowler was hit for five sixes, three of which came off no balls, three fours, and one single on the fourth day of the match.
ICC sanctions Rashid Khan for throwing bat during Super 8s clash against Bangladesh
Rashid Khan has been officially sanctioned by the ICC for a show of dissent towards a teammate during Afghanistan’s nerve-wracking win over Bangladesh at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan showed his frustration during the final over of the first innings with an outburst that has earned him a sanction.
Shivam Dube replaces Nitish Reddy in India's squad for Zimbabwe series
The Men’s Selection Committee named Shivam Dube as a replacement for the injured Nitish Reddy in India’s squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Dube is currently part of the Indian team which will take on England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring Nitish Reddy’s progress. India will play Zimbabwe in the five-match T20I series in Harare, starting from July 06, 2024.
Kuldeep and Axar have more to offer than Ravindra Jadeja: Sanjay Manjrekar
Former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar took a dig at Ravindra Jadeja for his below-par performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Manjrekar said that the other two spinners in the team, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, can offer more than ace all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. In the competition, he conceded 17 runs without any success. In the season, the spinner has 16 runs from 11 balls in three innings in six matches. With the ball, he picked one wicket in 10 overs conceding 78 runs with an economy of 7.80.
England legend slams ICC for scheduling India vs Pakistan clash in every World Cup
David Lloyd, the former England cricketer and coach, questioned the International Cricket Council (ICC) for scheduling India versus Pakistan in every World Cup in the last decade. The 77-year-old spoke about how the aforementioned fixture is just fixed for the major event, which is wrong in his estimation, notwithstanding the financial implications of it.
