New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021 after beating Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. With the result, India was knocked out of the competition. India needed an Afghanistan win against the Kiwis before its final Super 12 match against Namibia on Monday to have a chance of making the semis.
This is the third time New Zealand have qualified for the semi-finals of a T20 World Cup having earlier reached the stage in 2007 and 2016. India, on the other hand, have now failed to reach the semis for the fourth time. The semi-final fate of three teams depended on the Sunday game at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
With three wins in four games, New Zealand needed nothing more than a win to qualify for the knockouts. Afghanistan, standing fourth in the table (ahead of the game) with four points, also needed a win, but stay in contention for the semis while expecting other results to fall in place.
India were the third side, who had their hopes pinned on their neighbours to beat New Zealand to keep their semi-final hopes alive. They began their campaign with defeats against arch-rivals Pakistan, by a thumping eight wickets, and against New Zealand, by five wickets.
But resounding victories of eight wickets, against both Afghanistan and Scotland, helped India keep their hopes alive.
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