Group A standings
Updated after every verified result
| Pos | Team | P | NRR | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4 | +1.62 | 6 | Qualified |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | +0.94 | 6 | Qualified |
| 3 | England | 4 | +0.41 | 4 | In the hunt |
| 4 | New Zealand | 4 | +0.32 | 4 | In the hunt |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4 | -0.74 | 2 | Eliminated |
Super-eight scenarios
What the remaining fixtures can do to the bracket
India win — Australia lose
India finish first on NRR (1.84). Australia drop to second. England and New Zealand contest the third slot on net-run-rate.
Australia win — India lose
Australia top the group on bonus-points tiebreak. India drop to second. The super-eight draw reshuffles.
Both India and Australia win
India retain first on NRR cushion. Australia hold second. England’s NRR is now the decisive third-slot variable.
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Format explainer
How the super-eight stage works
After the group stage, the top two sides from each of the four groups advance to the super-eight stage. The super-eight stage is split into two groups of four. The top two from each super-eight group advance to the semi-finals.
Crucially, super-eight points and net-run-rate do not carry over from the group stage. Every super-eight side starts at zero. Group-stage results only carry over as head-to-head tiebreakers within the new groups.
If-then reference
- Win = 2 points
- No result = 1 point each
- Loss = 0 points
- Tiebreak order: NRR, then head-to-head, then wickets-per-over ratio
Tournament format
How the super-eight stage works in detail
After the group stage, the top two sides from each of the four groups advance to the super-eight stage. The super-eight stage is split into two groups of four; the top two from each super-eight group advance to the semi-finals.
Group 1
Top two from Group A · Top two from Group D. Three round-robin matches per side, then semi-final qualification.
Group 2
Top two from Group B · Top two from Group C. Three round-robin matches per side, then semi-final qualification.
Semi-finals & final
Top side from each super-eight group plays the second-placed side from the parallel group. Winners advance to the final.
Tournament reading
What the desk is publishing through the tournament
Group-stage daily preview
Each morning of the group stage, we publish a preview of the day’s fixtures with the standings scenarios named. The preview carries the venue, the surface read, the predicted XIs and the captain pick.
Match report per fixture
Each fixture generates a match report. The report covers what happened, the tactical read, the standout performances and the standings implications.
End-of-day round-up
Each evening, we publish an end-of-day round-up that reads the day’s results through the group-stage scenario lens. The round-up is short, dense and timestamped.
What the desk publishes
The T20 World Cup coverage rhythm
The T20 World Cup is the highest-volume tournament on our cricket desk. The coverage rhythm runs from the morning preview to the late-evening report, with the live window between.
Morning preview
Each morning of the tournament, we publish a preview of the day’s fixtures with the venue, the surface read, the predicted XIs and the captain pick.
Match report
Each fixture generates a match report covering what happened, the tactical read, the standout performances and the standings implications.
End-of-day round-up
Each evening, we publish an end-of-day round-up that reads the day’s results through the group-stage scenario lens. The round-up is short, dense and timestamped.
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The coverage is published across the desk
T20 World Cup coverage is published across the cricket desk, the predictions desk and the live desk. The morning preview lives on the cricket desk; the captain pick lives on the predictions desk; the live coverage and the match report live on the live desk and the news desk respectively.
The T20 World Cup page is the index for all of it. The page is updated with the day’s links by 09:00 IST.
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The eight groups
How the super-eight bracket is built
Top two advance
The top two sides from each of the four groups advance to the super-eight stage.
Two super-eight groups
The super-eight stage is split into two groups of four sides each.
Knockouts follow
The top two from each super-eight group advance to the semi-finals. The semi-final winners meet in the final.
The desk’s reading
How our reporters are filing the tournament
Ground reports
Our accredited correspondents file ground reports from every match venue through the tournament.
Tactical reads
Tactical reads on the patterns our desk has flagged: the new-ball bowling match-ups, the batting order signals, the death-over arithmetic.
Scenario updates
Scenario updates filed daily through the tournament, with the if-then picture that lets readers see the bracket moving in real time.
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