England And South Africa Qualify For Semi-Finals, West Indies Eliminated From Group 2

The result brings down the curtains on the Super 8 stage for Group 2. Both England and South Africa will now look forward to the Group 1 fixtures to find out who they will face in the semi-finals.

South Africa, West Indies, USA and England will fight it for one last time to ensure a place in the semi-finals. Source: NDTV Profit

T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Host West Indies were knocked out of the T20 World Cup after a disappointing loss against South Africa on Monday, June 25. The Proteas who won the reduced match by 3 wickets have qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2014.

By beating the West Indies, the Aiden Markram-led side also confirmed the top spot in the Super 8 Group 2. Tabraiz Shamsi was declared the 'Player of the match' for his spell of 4-0-27-3, which included the key wickets of Kyle Mayers and Roston Chase.

Earlier, England became the first team to qualify for the semi-final after their 10-wicket victory over the USA on Sunday, June 23.

Let's take a quick look at how the Super 8 Group 2 points table stands after the conclusion of the Super 8 stage.

Super 8 Group 2 Points Table

Super 8 Group 2 Matches played Won Lost Points NRR
South Africa 3 3 0 6 0.599
England 3 2 1 4 1.992
West Indies 3 1 2 2 0.963
United States 3 0 3 0 -3.906

South Africa are the only team in Group 2 who have won all their Super 8 matches. Proteas are also the only other team after India who have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far.

West Indies and USA were both eliminated from the semi-final race and the T20 World Cup after their loss against South Africa and England respectively.

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