T20 World Cup 2021: Shane Warne predicts the semifinalists of the tournament
3 out of the 4 teams that Shane Warne has predicted as the semifinalists have won the T20 World Cup before.
Australian spin-bowling legend Shane Warne has predicted the teams that will top their respective groups in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. Warne has also predicted the semifinal lineups for the tournament as well.
According to Warne, the two teams that will top Group 1 are England and Australia. And, the two teams that will top Group 2 are Pakistan and the Indian cricket team.
So, according to Warne, England and India will play one semifinal, while the other semifinal will be played between Australia and Pakistan. You can see the tweet from Shane Warne below.
England and Pakistan are currently topping their respective groups
England and Pakistan have been on a roll in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. Both these sides have been in top form and are occupying the top place in their respective groups.
England decimated their arch-rivals Australia on 30th October 2021. Australia batted first and was bowled out for just 125. In reply, the England side cantered past the target with 8 wickets to spare, with Jos Buttler going berserk, scoring 71* off 32 deliveries. England has now posted a hat trick of wins in the Super 12 stages.
Pakistan too won their previous match against Afghanistan in scintillating fashion. The Babar Azam-led side needed 24 runs off the final 2 overs for victory. And, that is when Asif Ali tore into Karim Janat in the 19th over, scoring 4 sixes to seal the match for his side. Pakistan has also won 3 matches in a row.
India have not yet posted a win in the tournament. In the only match that they have played, Virat Kohli and his men were thrashed by Pakistan by 10 wickets. On the other hand, the Australian side is placed at third place in the points table in Group 1.
Aaron Finch and his men have won 2 out of the 3 matches that they have played in the tournament. Except Australia, all the other teams that Warne has predicted as the semifinalists have won the T20 World Cup trophy.
The Indian side won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in the year 2007. Pakistan won the next edition of the T20 World Cup in the year 2009, whereas England emerged as the champions of the 2010 T20 World Cup.
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