Stats – India's season of first-innings batting woes

India’s batting not living up to its potential in the first innings has been a recurring theme in 2024-25

Sampath Bandarupalli03-Jan-2025185 India’s total on Friday is the second lowest by any team in the first innings of a Test match in Sydney since 2001. The lowest was 127 all-out by Australia against Pakistan in 2010.8 All-out totals of 185 or less by India in Tests in 2024-25, the joint-most such totals for any team in a Test season. Five other teams also had eight totals of 185 or less in a season.

376 India’s total against Bangladesh in Chennai remains their highest first-innings total in 2024-25. West Indies, in 2000-01, is the only other team that did not cross the 400-run mark even once in their first innings of a Test season, where they played ten or more matches.18.74 Average runs per wicket by India in the first innings of the Tests in the 2024-25 season. It is the lowest average for any team in the first innings of a Test during a season for a minimum of five matches.India’s average of 22.92 in their first innings (first and second innings of the Test) is also the lowest for any team in a Test season for a minimum of ten matches.Related

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2 Individual hundreds for India in their first innings in Tests in 2024-25: R Ashwin against Bangladesh in Chennai and Nitish Kumar Reddy against Australia in Melbourne, both while batting at No. 8.The ten Tests that India played in 2024-25 are the most by any team in a Test season, with none of their players scoring a first-innings hundred while batting in the top seven.12.6 Virat Kohli’s batting average in 2024-25 during the team’s first innings, the lowest for any top seven batter in a Test season, for a minimum of ten innings. The previous lowest was 12.66 by David Boon in the 1994-95 season, where he scored 152 runs in 12 innings.11 Wickets of the opening batters by Jasprit Bumrah in this series are the joint most for any bowler since 2002. Shane Warne in the 2005 Ashes and Stuart Broad in the 2019 Ashes, also dismissed the openers on 11 occasions.

22 Bumrah’s score on Friday is the highest by an Indian captain in this series. It is the second-lowest highest score by the captains for India in a Test series for a minimum of seven innings.The lowest is 20* in the home Test series against England in 1976-77, by Bishen Bedi across the ten innings he batted. The lowest ‘highest score’ by the captain for any team in a Test series is 17 for Australia in the 1956 Ashes.

بطلب من فليك .. برشلونة يراقب صفقة هجومية في الدوري الألماني

كشفت تقارير إعلامية اليوم السبت، عن سعي نادي برشلونة نحو التعاقد مع أحد اللاعبين في خط الهجوم ببطولة الدوري الألماني الممتاز خلال الفترة المقبلة.

برشلونة كان في سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الأخير متواضعًا بالنسبة له، حيث لم يستقطب البلوجرانا اسما كبيرا سوى ماركوس راشفورد، والذي وقع مع الفريق الكتالوني على سبيل الإعارة حتى نهاية الموسم قادمًا من مانشستر يونايتد.

كما جلب برشلونة كذلك حارس المرمى خوان جارسيا، والذي ضمه البرسا من نادي إسبانيول مقابل 25 مليون يورو.

وذكرت صحيفة سبورت بيلد، أن نادي برشلونة يرغب في التعاقد مع يان ديوماندي، جناح نادي لايبزيج خلال فترة الميركاتو الصيفي العام المقبل.

أقرأ أيضًا .. سبورت تكشف خطة برشلونة للتعاقد مع هاري كين الصيف المقبل

وأضافت الصحيفة، أن رغبة برشلونة في ضم ديوماندي جاءت بناءًا على ترشيح المدرب هانز فليك وإعجابه بشكل كبير بقدرات الجناح الإيفواري الشاب.

وأوضح المصدر، أن برشلونة يراقب عن كثب تطور ديوماندي والذي يقدم عروض رائعة في الدوري الألماني ، منذ انتقاله إلى لايبزيج قادمًا من ليجانيس هذا العام.

وتبلغ قيمة ديوماندي السوقية 25 مليون يورو، بينما شارك ابن ال19 عامًا مع لايبزيج خلال 13 مباراة في كافة المسابقات، حيث سجل خلالها أربعة أهداف وقدم ثلاث تمريرات حاسمة.

Sforza pode desfalcar o Vasco nas oitavas da Copa do Brasil

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Um dos destaques do Vasco nos últimos jogos, Juan Sforza pode desfalcar o Vasco nas oitavas da Copa do Brasil. Ao que parece, o jogador deve ser convocado para defender a Argentina nas Olimpíadas de Paris, entre 26 de junho e 11 de julho.

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Até o momento, os jogos da Copa do Brasil estão marcados para acontecer nos dias 30 de julho e 1º de agosto e 7 ou 8 de agosto.

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Sforza é um menino de ouro

Cria do Newells, o volante é um dos destaques do futebol de base na Argentina. Pelo clube, tradicional em seu país, entrou em campo mais de 100 vezes. Na Seleção, já chegou a ser capitão. Pelo Vasco, atuou em 14 oportunidades e impressionou por sua frieza e precisão nos passes.

Na última terça-feira (21), quando o Cruz-Maltino passou pelo Fortaleza, em São Januário, o garoto foi titular. Na decisão por pênaltis, inclusive, ele foi o responsável pela segunda cobrança do time e mandou a bola no ângulo, deslocando o goleiro adversário.

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Titular em quatro dos sete jogos dos argentinos no Pré-Olímpico, Sforza chamou a atenção dos brasileiros, principalmente, por “anular” Endrick na competição. Com a camisa da Argentina, o jogador conquistou os títulos do Sul-Americano Sub-15, em 2017, assim como o Sul-Americano Sub-17, em 2019.

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Internacional x Belgrano: onde assistir ao vivo, horário e escalações pela Sul-Americana

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Internacional e Belgrano se enfrentam nesta terça-feira (28), pela 6ª rodada da fase de grupos da Sul-Americana. A bola rola às 21h30 (de Brasília), na Arena Barueri, com transmissão do SBT e ESPN. (Assine agora e assista esse e mais jogos da Liberta pelo Star+).

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Esta será a primeira partida do Internacional desde a tragédia que vem assolando a população no Rio Grande do Sul. O Colorado não entra em campo há mais de um mês.

Confira abaixo todas as informações que você precisa saber sobre o confronto entre Internacional e Belgrano pela Sul-Americana (onde assistir, horário, escalações e local)

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6ª rodada – Fase de Grupos da Sul-Americana

Data e horário: terça-feira, 28 de abril de 2024, às 21h30 (de Brasília)
Local: Arena Barueri, em São Paulo (SP)
Onde assistir: SBT e ESPN
Árbitro: Alexis Herrera (VEN)
VAR: Fernando Vejar (CHI)

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INTERNACIONAL (Técnico: Eduardo Coudet)
Rochet; Bustos, Vitão, Mercado (Fernando) e Renê; Thiago Maia (Fernando), Aránguiz, Alan Patrick e Mauricio (Wesley); Borré e Valencia.

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BELGRANO (Técnico: Juan Cruz Real)
Nahuel Losada; Matías Moreno, Alejandro Rébola e Agustín Baldi; Barinaga, Esteban Rolón, Facundo Quignón, Juan Velázquez; Matías Marín, Pablo Chavarría e Bryan Reyna.

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Sunderland reportedly emerge as leading suitor for Mexico’s Santiago Giménez amid doubts over AC Milan future

Santiago Giménez’s future at AC Milan has become increasingly uncertain, even though his contract runs through 2029. Local reports suggest the Mexican striker may be nearing the end of his spell at San Siro, drawing interest from several clubs across Europe – including a surprising contender in the Premier League with Sunderland.

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Among the teams monitoring his situation, Sunderland have surfaced as one of the most serious candidates, according to Calciomercato.com. The Premier League club has started the season in unexpected form, sitting fourth in the table with 19 points, ahead of giants such as Tottenham, Manchester City, and Liverpool. Their rise – and need for added depth in attack – has put Giménez firmly on their radar.

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Giménez’s time with Milan has not unfolded as hoped. Through eight Serie A matches, he has yet to score or provide an assist, a downturn that has fueled speculation about a winter overhaul of attack. Giménez has also been linked to West Ham, who are reportedly exploring a swap involving Niclas Füllkrug – a sign that Milan could be preparing to move on from the Mexican forward.

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Adding to the frustration, Giménez is recovering from a lingering ankle injury that has kept him sidelined for several weeks. His absence has hurt his rhythm in Milan and limited his opportunities with the Mexican national team. The lack of playing time has only intensified conversations about whether a change of scenery would benefit both sides.

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According to the same outlet, Milan would consider signing a new center forward in January – but that move may hinge on Giménez leaving to free up a roster spot. In addition to Sunderland, Brentford have also inquired about a potential loan deal.

This wouldn’t be his first chance to cross into England: Giménez previously turned down an offer from Nottingham Forest during his final months at Feyenoord.

Now, with Sunderland flying high and Brentford solidly mid-table, both clubs see an opportunity to bring in a striker who, at Feyenoord, became one of Europe’s breakout goalscorers.

Forget Longstaff: £10m star is now Leeds' best signing since Bielsa left

Leeds United will be aiming to stay put in the Premier League past the end of the 2025/26 season, but that will be easier said than done.

The last time the Whites managed to stay up at the first time of asking after triumphantly securing promotion to the top-flight was when the revered Marcelo Bielsa still occupied the Elland Road dug-out, with an unbelievable seventh place position somehow pulled off come the close of the memorable 2020/21 campaign.

Ever since that major high point, though, Leeds have struggled when keeping their heads above water in the elite division, having fallen back down to the Championship with a whimper in 2023.

Daniel Farke is the boss who will be aiming to rewrite the depressing script in West Yorkshire, however, with it not being all doom and gloom since the Argentine’s sombre exit, either, as several exciting stars have called Leeds home since his sacking in early 2022.

Some of Leeds' best signings since Bielsa left

Even with Championship football regularly being on the menu after the enigmatic South American’s departure, Leeds have been blessed with possessing some exceptional talents.

Georginio Rutter has to go down as one of Leeds’ best bits of business in terms of the entertainment he offered in the rebuild after Bielsa, with the £35.5m purchase from Hoffenheim tallying up a ridiculous eight goals and 18 assists for the Whites, leading to Paul Merson even comparing him to Arsenal great Dennis Bergkamp for his audacious footwork.

Amazingly, too, Wilfried Gnonto never crossed paths with Bielsa at Elland Road, with the Italian attacker a real force to be reckoned with when unleashed, as seen in him firing home 22 goals to date for the Whites.

Moving away from the attack, Ethan Ampadu has also become a mainstay in the middle of the park since joining for £7m from Chelsea in the summer of 2023, as Leeds also finally stormed back up to the Premier League.

There’s even a compelling enough argument already to suggest that Sean Longstaff joining for £12m this summer just gone is one of the best bits of business since Bielsa left the building, with five big chances created by the ex-Newcastle United man helping Leeds push up to 15th in the early league standings.

Yet, despite the Newcastle-born ace experiencing such a promising start to life in West Yorkshire, he arguably lags just behind this Farke stalwart still in this argument, who is continuing to shine very bright as one of the first names on the German’s teamsheet.

Leeds' best signing since Bielsa left

There’s no guarantee that Longstaff will be able to keep up these excellent early levels at Leeds across a full Premier League season, having been regularly injury-prone at St James’ Park.

Farke won’t have any lingering concerns about Joe Rodon pulling up with an injury anytime soon, however, with the commanding Welshman now starting a staggering 94 consecutive games for Leeds as he remains one of the vital parts of his manager’s jigsaw, even as new signings aplenty – such as Longstaff – joined this off-season.

Rodon – PL stats (25/26)

Stat – per 90 mins*

Rodon

Games played

9

Goals scored

2

Assists

0

Touches*

67.2

Accurate passes*

49.2 (91%)

Ball recoveries*

2.8

Clearances*

6.4

Total duels won*

5.2

Clean sheets

2

Stats by Sofascore

Having also collected a mammoth 48 clean sheets across his first century of appearances for Leeds, Rodon has only cemented himself as a key Whites first-teamer during the infancy of this new season.

The Swansea-born warrior has even chipped in with two goals so far this campaign to ensure the top-flight newcomers already have three league wins under their belt, the latest of which steered his side to a valuable win over struggling West Ham United.

Yet, it’s his unwavering determination for Leeds that stretches all the way back to the 2023/24 campaign, which means he is surely their best signing since Bielsa sadly left Elland Road behind, with the £10m spent on his permanent services at the close of that promotion near-miss season continuing to look like a bargain amount.

He will only be seen in an even more glowing light if his imposing displays result in Leeds beating the drop, with Farke’s “unbelievable” assessment of the 28-year-old after his debut two years ago still ringing true today.

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Bandeirão para Calleri e provocação: Torcida do São Paulo prepara festa para enfrentar o Palmeiras

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O São Paulo enfrenta o Palmeiras no MorumBIS neste domingo (3), e a torcida do Tricolor prepara uma grande festa nas arquibancadas.

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Mesmo fora do clássico por suspensão, o centroavante Calleri será homenageado pela torcida do São Paulo, que montará um bandeirão com a comemoração de coruja do centroavante. O gesto foi popularizado na vitória sobre o Corinthians, que culminou com o fim do tabu na Neo Química Arena.

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A torcida Tricolor também espalhou faixas no anel inferior do MorumBIS provocando o Palmeiras. Com o título da Supercopa do Brasil no Mineirão, o São Paulo ampliou para 17 a 5 o placar em decisões, seja em confrontos de mata-mata ou apenas “mata”, como no caso da Supercopa do Brasil.

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Para o Choque-Rei, mais de 45 mil ingressos foram vendidos antecipadamente, e a diretoria são-paulina espera quebra de recorde de público no MorumBIS. Com pouco mais de 50 mil pessoas, a marca na atual temporada no estádio do Tricolor pertence ao Santos, quando venceu o São Bernardo no Paulistão;

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'I don't want to be a burden' – Lionel Messi still refusing to confirm he'll lead Argentina into 2026 World Cup as Inter Miami superstar admits concern over MLS pre-season

Lionel Messi is still refusing to confirm his 2026 World Cup plans, with the all-time great leaving Argentina and the rest of a global audience guessing on whether he will form part of a global title defence from the reigning champions next summer. The mercurial No.10 remains part of Lionel Scaloni’s squad for now, but says he does not “want to be a burden”.

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    It is difficult to imagine how the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner could ever be anything but a positive presence for his country, but the 38-year-old is aware that plying his trade in MLS may leave him short on match sharpness heading into a summer tournament.

    Messi is currently approaching the end of another domestic campaign in the United States, with Golden Boot-winning exploits allowing him to guide Inter Miami into Conference semi-finals of the MLS Cup play-offs.

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    Ultimate glory there would see Messi end another memorable season on a high, with a new contract being committed to in South Florida. He is now tied to terms with the Herons through 2028. While having plenty of games at club level left in him, questions of Messi’s international future have been asked for some time.

    He has taken in a final outing on home soil, having helped Argentina through World Cup qualification, and is expected to bow out after gracing FIFA’s flagship event in 2026. He has already earned 195 caps for his country, while scoring 114 goals.

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    Messi is yet to reveal whether he will make himself available to Argentina next summer, having helped them to the most prestigious of prizes at Qatar 2022, with MLS seasons getting underway in the spring. Many of those that he is due to come up against in the United States, Canada and Mexico will head to the World Cup on the back of a full domestic campaign.

    With that in mind, Messi has told when asked again about his potential involvement. He said when having it put to him that having another World Cup fast approaching is “very exciting”: “Yes, obviously it is. It's a special World Cup. It's special to play with the national team, especially in major official competitions, and even more so considering what a World Cup means, especially after having won it.

    “But as I was saying, I don't want to be a burden, so to speak. I want to feel physically fit, to be sure I can help and contribute to the team. Our season is different from the European one. We'll have a pre-season in between, with few matches leading up to the World Cup, and we'll see how things go day by day to see if I really feel physically fit enough to be where I'd like to be and be able to participate.

    “But obviously, I'm aware that it's a World Cup, and it's special, and that the World Cup is the biggest competition there is. So, I'm excited, but I'm taking it one day at a time.”

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    Argentina have started to plan for life after Messi, with injury-enforced absences for the veteran forward allowing others to stake a claim for an iconic playmaking post. Scaloni is happy with the depth that his squad now boasts.

    He has said of eventually ending up in a position where a talismanic presence can no longer be called upon: “The team is now in a moment where it can play in the same way with Leo or without Leo, which used to be more complex in the past as we had to change some players. But now we don't have this necessity and the team works in the same way, that's good.”

    Messi is currently with the Argentina squad as they prepare for a friendly date with Angola. With that camp being held in Alicante, the former Barcelona superstar has taken in a secret visit to Camp Nou – ahead of that stadium being reopened after an elaborate upgrade. He is delighted to have revisited familiar surroundings and admitted that he and his family hope to return to Catalunya on a permanent basis at some stage in the not-too-distant future.

The Perfect Tarik Skubal Game Plan to Send the Tigers to the ALCS

SEATTLE — Only two Tigers left-handed starters have won a winner-take-all postseason game: Hal Newhouser in 1945 World Series Game 7 and Mickey Lolich in ’68 World Series Game 7.

Both won on the road.

Both won on Oct. 10.

Friday night, on the road, on the same date, Tigers lefthander Tarik Skubal takes the ball for the Tigers in a winner-take-all game, the American League Division Series Game 5 against the Mariners.

Newhouser and Lolich each threw shutouts. They faced 38 and 33 batters, respectively. Skubal never has faced more than 31. He has never thrown more than 108 pitches. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch likes to say he has nobody better than Skubal—who does?—so how long Skubal stays in the game will be a key to Game 5.

The Tigers are 0–3 this year against Seattle with Skubal on the mound. He is 0–2 with a 4.58 ERA against the Mariners and 14–4 with a 1.97 ERA against all others.

Here are five keys to Skubal’s game plan as he sees the Mariners for a fourth time, this time with the season on the line.

1. Attack hitters

This is classic Skubal. If you’re Seattle, the last thing you do is “wait him out” and “drive up the pitch count.” The Mariners cannot give him strikes because Skubal takes them like nobody in baseball.

Skubal led the majors in throwing strikes (70.3%), first-pitch strikes (71.3%), swing percentage against (54.8%), percentage of 0–2 counts (38.7%) and lowest OBP leading off an inning (.196). He is the most aggressive pitcher in baseball.

2. Use adrenaline

Skubal is a fierce competitor who channels big-game energy into more velocity. After pitching 210 innings this year, he is still throwing harder than ever. His two highest fastball velocity games this year have come in the postseason: AL Wild Card Game 1 (99.1 mph, a career high) and AL Division Series Game 2 (98.1, the ninth highest of his career). His regular-season average was 97.6 mph.

Skubal has thrown 43 pitches this year clocked at 100+ mph. All other left-handed starters combined have four.

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3. Re-establish the changeup

Skubal’s changeup is the best pitch in baseball as determined by run value. But he’s throwing it in the postseason. His two starts in 2025 with his lowest changeup usage have both come in the postseason: AL Wild Card Game 1 at 21.5% and ALDS Game 2 at 21.6%.

Skubal Changeup Use, 2025

Percentage

Average Against

Velocity (mph)

Regular Season

31.4%

.154

88.0

Postseason

21.6%

.222

88.8

4. Get the slider down

While throwing fewer changeups, Skubal has almost doubled the use of his slider, his third best pitch, from 12.5% in the regular season to 21.6% in the postseason.

His command of it in ALDS Game 2 was not great. He was leaving it up and glove side, not where he put it during the season:

Skubal Slider Location

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5. Keep the ball out of the middle of the plate

Obvious, right? Even someone with great stuff like Skubal gets hurt when he leaves pitches middle/middle, as we saw in Game 2 against Seattle. Out of 97 pitches he threw, he left only three down the middle. Jorge Polanco hit two for home runs. Julio Rodríguez fouled the other down the right-field line.

This should be great theatre. Skubal pitched for Seattle University, the only school to offer him a scholarship out of high school, at Bannerwood Park, just 10 miles from T-Mobile Park, where he starts Friday.

A reigning Cy Young Award winner has the ball in his hands in a winner-take-all game. It’s only the fifth time it has happened in the 30 years of the wild-card era. The most recent game when a reigning Cy winner stepping on such a huge stage worked out well for Detroit.

Reigning Cy Young Award Winners in Winner-Take-All Games, Wild-Card Era

Pitcher

Team

Game

Result

Notes

Justin Verlander

Tigers

2012 ALDS Game 5

W, 6–0

Shutout

Roy Halladay

Phillies

2011 NLDS Game 5

L, 1–0

8 IP

Barry Zito

A’s

2003 ALDS Game 5

L, 4–3

6 IP, 4 R

David Cone

Yankees

1995 ALDS Game 5

L, 6–5 (11 innings)

7 ⅔ IP, 147 pitches

Sandeep Lamichhane suspended from two T20Is against West Indies

Nepal board took action after legspinner withdrew from the first match at the last minute

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Oct-2025Nepal legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane was suspended from his team’s second and third T20 internationals against West Indies in Sharjah, after he withdrew from the first match “45 minutes before the start.”A statement from the Cricket Association of Nepal said Lamichhane’s late withdrawal – 15 minutes before the toss – from the first T20I on September 27 had “a serious impact” on the team and Nepal cricket at large. The board said the team management had recommended that Lamichhane be benched from the remaining two games in the series.It is understood that when the team management spoke to Lamichhane later, his reason for withdrawing from the first game was that he was mentally not in a good space to play the match.Nepal beat the West Indies in the first T20I by 19 runs to record their first victory against a Full Member nation; they then won the second T20I by 90 runs to complete their first series win against a Full Member nation. They lost the third match – a dead rubber – by ten wickets.Nepal’s next assignment is the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia Pacific Final in Oman, where they will be competing with Malaysia, Qatar, UAE, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea for two places in the 2026 men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February and March. Lamichhane has been retained in the Nepal squad for the tournament.The nine teams are divided into three groups of three each. Nepal are in Group B along with Japan and Kuwait, whom they play on October 8 and 10. The top two teams from each group proceed to the Super Six round, and the teams that finish first, second and third there qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

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