Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals - schedule & how to follow

Everything you need to know about the Men's T20 World Cup as the tournament reaches the knockout stages.

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Men's T20 World Cup semi-finals - schedule & how to follow

[A split graphic of South Africa captain Aiden Markram, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner, England captain Harry Brook and India captain Suryakumar Yadav]

India are the defending Men's T20 World Cup champions after beating South Africa in 2024 [Getty Images]

Maisie Gallen - BBC Sport journalist

Sun, March 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM UTC·
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After four weeks, the Men's T20 World Cup has reached the semi-finals.

Defending champions and co-hosts India are into the last four alongside 2024 runners-up South Africa, 2022 winners England and New Zealand.

Here's everything you need to know.

What happened in the Super 8s?

England were the first team to qualify with two wins in their Super 8 games before completing a 100% in that phase with a win over New Zealand.

The Black Caps also progressed from Group 2 after edging out Pakistan on net run-rate.

Meanwhile from Group 1, South Africa qualified top and come into the semi-finals with the only 100% record across the whole tournament.

India joined them with a five-wicket victory on Sunday.

Australia were the big shock as they exited the tournament in the group stages after being beaten by Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

Semi-final schedule, UK times and venues

Wednesday, 4 March

South Africa v New Zealand (13:30 GMT)

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Thursday, 5 March

England v India (13:30 GMT)

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

When is the Men's T20 World Cup final?

The final takes place on Sunday, 8 March from 13:30 GMT at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

If Pakistan had qualified it would have taken place in Colombo but their Super 8 exit means the tournament is now exclusively in India.

What about additional time and reserve days?

Both semi-finals have a reserve day allocated - for the day after the original date scheduled, but at the earlier time of 09:30 GMT.

The final does too, but that would start at 13:30 GMT as originally scheduled.

For each match, every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day, with overs being reduced as necessary.

There will be 90 minutes of additional time available on the scheduled day in both semi-finals, with 120 on the reserve day. The final has 120 minutes available on both days.

Each team must bat for a minimum of 10 overs for a result.

If a reserve day is used play will resume from the same point it finished on the original day and with the same overs available as when it was abandoned.

How to follow on the BBC

There will be ball-by-ball commentary on all three games on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website and app (UK users only).

The website and app will have live text updates, alongside in-play video clips and post-match highlights (UK users only).

You will also be able to keep up to date with the game across BBC Sport's social media channels, with BBCTMS on X and BBCCricket on Instagram.

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