T20 World Cup semi-finals - schedule, key players & how to follow

After 52 matches, nan 2024 Men's T20 World Cup is reaching its conclusion.

Three games and 4 teams remain.

BBC Sport gives you each nan cardinal accusation earlier nan semi-finals and final, including nan schedule, Steven Finn's cardinal players and really to travel each nan action.

Thursday, 27 June (01:30 BST): South Africa v Afghanistan (Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago)

Thursday, 27 June: (15:30 BST): India v England (Providence Stadium, Guyana)

Yes and no. Bear pinch us.

The first semi-final successful Trinidad and Tobago does person a reserve day, but nan 2nd crippled successful Guyana does not.

The reserve time for nan first semi-final would spot nan crippled commencement from 19:00 BST connected 27 June - which is, fixed nan Caribbean is 5 hours down nan UK, nan day aft nan scheduled evening crippled should beryllium played.

The scheduled lucifer successful Trinidad and Tobago has 60 minutes of other clip allocated connected that time pinch a further 190 minutes allowed connected nan reserve day.

The 2nd semi-final successful Guyana has a full of 250 minutes of other clip that tin beryllium utilized connected its scheduled day.

A minimum of 10 overs per broadside is needed for a consequence - accrued from 5 overs successful nan erstwhile stages.

As pinch different ICC events, each effort will beryllium made to complete nan lucifer connected nan scheduled day, moreover if that intends a simplification successful overs.

If nan lucifer starts but past is delayed, it will resume from that constituent connected immoderate reserve day.

Any semi-final that is washed retired wholly would spot nan sides who vanished higher successful nan Super 8s - which is South Africa and India - progress.

The last takes spot connected Saturday, 29 June from 15:30 BST astatine nan Kensington Oval successful Barbados.

There will beryllium a reserve time connected nan Sunday, besides from 15:30 BST.

There is an other 190 minutes allocated to some days, and erstwhile again 10 overs per broadside constitutes a match.

ICC T20 world ranking: Fourth

Best T20 World Cup performance: Semi-finalists (2009 & 2014)

South Africa's way to nan semi-finals

The Proteas are unbeaten successful nan tournament. They won each 4 of their group shape games, contempt a scare that saw them triumph by 1 tally against Associate federation Nepal.

That good shape continued successful nan Super 8s pinch wins complete the United States, England and crucially West Indies, erstwhile a conclusion would person seen them knocked out.

Their men's squad is looking to scope nan last of an ICC arena for nan first clip since winning nan 1998 Champions Trophy.

Key players, by ex-England bowler and TMS pundit Steven Finn

I'm going to spell pinch batter Heinrich Klaasen, who has not really fired yet. He has only scored 138 runs astatine a strike-rate of 112.19, which is uncharacteristically low. He should person a cardinal portion to play successful this tourney astatine immoderate stage.

If South Africa are going to get complete their semi-final hoodoo, you would consciousness it whitethorn beryllium personification who has dealt pinch nan unit of nan Indian Premier League successful nan caller past.

He was successful bully shape coming into nan tourney excessively - and he should beryllium their astir vulnerable batter successful nan mediate bid aft they will dream Quinton de Kock has group a platform.

In their bowling onslaught I americium going to item Kagiso Rabada. Anrich Nortje has taken much wickets but Rabada has been much impressive. He is much versatile and that is important successful T20 cricket. He has taken 10 wickets, astatine an system of conscionable 6.04, and erstwhile he is successful afloat travel he is 1 of my favourite accelerated bowlers to watch.

ICC T20 world ranking: 10th

Best T20 World Cup performance: Round 2 (2016, 2021 & 2022)

Afghanistan's way to nan semi-finals

This is Afghanistan's first clip successful nan past 4 of an ICC arena and they person eliminated New Zealand and Australia on nan way.

They won 3 of their group games, only losing to co-hosts West Indies, earlier picking up their first triumph complete Australia successful their history during nan Super 8s.

Their spot successful nan past 4 was secured pinch a nervy eight-run triumph complete Bangladesh.

Key players, by ex-England bowler and TMS pundit Steven Finn

I americium going to opportunity opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who is nan starring run-scorer successful nan tourney pinch 281. He is very vulnerable and usually if he lays a platform, everything other falls into spot for Afghanistan. If he gets out, location is not excessively galore different places to look for stability. He will person a important role, and will beryllium looking to calm nan nerves of nan team.

The different is left-arm seamer Falazhaq Farooqi. He is nan starring wicket-taker successful nan tourney pinch 16 and his versatility and nan measurement he is taking wickets consistently is going to beryllium crucial. He will unfastened nan bowling and if he tin get them disconnected to a bully commencement it will calm nan nerves that are bound to beryllium there.

ICC T20 world ranking: First

Best T20 World Cup performance: Winners (2008)

India's way to nan semi-finals

India are different unbeaten broadside having strolled done some stages truthful far.

Their closest lucifer was a triumph by conscionable six runs successful a turgid crippled against Pakistan successful New York, but they person blown distant Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia successful nan Super 8s.

They are looking to triumph an ICC arena for nan first clip since nan 2013 Champions Trophy, having made nan semi-finals connected six occasions since.

Key players, by ex-England bowler and TMS pundit Steven Finn

Unsurprisingly my first subordinate is accelerated bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He has sewage 11 wickets, astatine an system of 4.08, successful this tournament. He is versatile, he is speedy and he sounds nan crippled business expertly. He is nan champion bowler successful nan world.

The 2nd 1 is left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav. He has only played 3 games but, connected nan turning surfaces anticipated successful nan Caribbean, he should travel to nan fore. He has taken 7 wickets successful those games, and only conceded 6.25 runs per over, and his expertise to move nan shot some ways is invaluable.

Their bowling onslaught tin triumph them this World Cup.

ICC T20 world ranking: Third

Best T20 World Cup performance: Winners (2010 & 2022)

England's way to nan semi-finals

The defending champions person not had nan easiest travel to nan past four.

A washed-out crippled against Scotland and a defeat by Australia near them pinch small room to manoeuvre successful nan group stage.

Wins complete Oman and Namibia, positive Australia beating Scotland, saw them through.

They needed to hit nan US successful their last Super 8s game, aft a defeat by South Africa, and produced a dominant 10-wicket win.

Key players, by ex-England bowler and TMS pundit Steven Finn

I americium going to commencement pinch gait bowler Jofra Archer. It has been awesome to spot him backmost playing aft clip retired pinch elbow injuries and he is reference nan crippled business truthful well.

I spot him arsenic nan second-most versatile bowler successful this tourney because of his expertise to vessel and return wickets successful each shape of nan innings. That is crucial.

My different subordinate is Phil Salt. He is bringing a fearless attack to nan apical of nan order. He has nary fearfulness against immoderate bowler and that is simply a existent connection to make; he puts bowlers connected nan backmost foot. He could person a large portion to play successful nan semi-finals.

Whether it is pre-match, in-game aliases post-match, nan BBC has you covered.

There will beryllium ball-by-ball commentary connected BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra connected nan last 3 games.

That commentary, positive unrecorded matter updates and in-play video clips, will beryllium disposable connected nan BBC Sport website and app.

Before and aft England's crippled location will beryllium a Test Match Special podcast disposable connected BBC Sounds.

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The tourney is disposable to watch unrecorded successful nan UK connected Sky Sports.