Team India has once again made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. After the ups and downs journey of Super-8, the defending champion India finally took one step closer towards the second consecutive title. The Indian team defeated West Indies by 5 wickets in a do-or-die match at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata and entered the semi-finals.

Team India, which has reached the semi-finals for the third consecutive time, will now face England. Coincidentally, all three times the Indian team will face England in the semi-finals.

Team India, which was on the verge of being eliminated from the T20 World Cup being held in its own home, needed a win in the last match. A defeat here would have ended Team India's journey in the tournament. But sanju samson On the basis of his amazing unbeaten inning of 97 runs, Team India also achieved the record target of 196 runs.

With this the Indian team once again reached the semi-finals.

India-England semi-final for the third consecutive time

Now India and England will face each other in the second semi-final of the tournament, which will be played on March 5 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This will be the third consecutive T20 World Cup, when India and England will face each other in the semi-finals. Incidentally, like the previous two World Cups, this will also be the second semi-final of the tournament. Earlier in 2022, India and England had clashed in the semi-finals in Adelaide, where England won by 10 wickets.

Then in 2024, both the teams met in the semi-finals held in Georgetown and that time the Indian team won by 68 runs.

Will the winning team again become champion?

Now if we tell you that whichever team wins this semi-final will become the champion! Obviously the question will arise as to why they are saying this. But there is a reason for this and this is the biggest coincidence of the collision between these two. In fact, the team that won the last two semi-finals between India and England went ahead and won the World Cup title.

England again won the title in the final by defeating Team India in the semi-finals of 2022. Whereas in 2024, Team India became the T20 World Champion after winning the semi-final against England. Now this will happen for the third consecutive time, its decision will be taken on March 8.

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