England are third favourites at odds of 9/2 after becoming the first team to secure passage to the semi-finals. Harry Brook's side unconvincingly scraped their way through Group C, losing comfortably to the West Indies, narrowly surviving embarrassment against Nepal in a game that went down to the final ball, and were made to sweat by cricketing heavyweights Scotland and Italy. However, their bowlers secured a massive win in their first Super 8 match against co-hosts Sri Lanka, skittling them for 95 all out to win by 51 runs. England followed that up with a two-wicket win over Pakistan, before pulling off a superb run chase to beat New Zealand to finish with a perfect record in the Super 8s. Adil Rashid is one of the world's premier spinners in the short format, but it is Will Jacks who's been the unlikely hero in India and Sri Lanka, taking some crucial wickets in the powerplay and scoring vital runs with the bat.
New Zealand can't be ruled out to win the whole thing at 11/2, with the Kiwis progressing from a tough-looking Group D despite a loss to South Africa. After their match against Pakistan was rained off, a late blitz with the bat against Sri Lanka saw them hit 70 off the last four overs, and their spinners then impressively held the co-hosts to 107-8 to win by 61 runs. New Zealand's superior run-rate meant they advanced to the semi-finals over Pakistan, despite a loss to England in their final Super 8s game.
The semi-final line up sees England face India in a mouth-watering clash, with South Africa facing New Zealand a day beforehand.
ICC T20 World Cup semi-final schedule
