The 2014 T20 World Cup was held in Bangladesh, featuring 16 teams. The qualifiers were held among 6 teams, namely, Ireland, Afghanistan, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Hong Kong. In the Super 10 stage, two groups were created, with Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, England and Netherlands belonging to the first one and India, West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh making up the second group.
Being the fifth edition of the tournament, the matches were held in Dhaka, Shylet, and Chittagong, and took place in the months of March and April. Bangladesh, having to qualify the qualifier stage, were vastly supported by their fans, who came in huge numbers to see their heroes perform on the field.
The semi-finals took place between Sri Lanka and West Indies, and India and South Africa. Sri Lanka were the victors of the first semi-finals and India were the winners of the second one. Both the games were held at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 3rd and 5th, respectively.
T20 World Cup 2014 semi final 1 - Sri Lanka vs West Indies
In the first semi-finals of the 2014 T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Kusal Perera gave them a fiery start whilst Tillakaratne Dilshan steered the innings and played the anchor role. Perera hit two boundaries and sixes in his innings before getting out to Santokie for 26 runs in the fourth over. Then in quick succession, Jayawardene and Sangakkara fell prey to West Indian’s fabulous fielding and bowling. With the help of Thiramanne and Mathews, Sri Lanka put up a competitive total of 160 runs.
West Indies began their chase scintillatingly, scoring 16 runs off the very first over. But the Sri Lankan pacers pulled it back from the second over onwards. After finding no boundaries for three overs, the Sri Lankan captain, Lasith Malinga, took down Chris Gayle in the fifth over. In the same over, Malinga dismissed the remaining opener as well. Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo try to build an innings, but after making 30 runs, Bravo gets out in the 14th over. After 13.5 overs were bowled of the West Indian innings, play was halted due to rain. The storm kept on blowing, which resulted in the use of the D/L method to determine the game’s winner. Post implementations of the method, Sri Lanka were declared as the winners of the match. They won the game by 27 runs.
Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2014 Semi final squad
| Sr. No. | Player Name |
| 1 | Kusal Perera |
| 2 | Tilakaratne Dilshan |
| 3 | Mahela Jayawardene |
| 4 | Kumar Sangakkara |
| 5 | Lahiru Thiramanne |
| 6 | Angelo Mathews |
| 7 | Seekkuge Prasanna |
| 8 | Nuwan Kulasekara |
| 9 | Sachithra Senanayake |
| 10 | Rangana Herath |
| 11 | Lasith Malinga |
West Indies T20 World Cup 2014 Semi final squad
| Sr. No. | Player Name |
| 1 | Dwayne Smith |
| 2 | Chris Gayle |
| 3 | Lendl Simmons |
| 4 | Marlon Samuels |
| 5 | Dwayne Bravo |
| 6 | Daren Sammy |
| 7 | Denesh Ramdin |
| 8 | Andre Russell |
| 9 | Sunil Narine |
| 10 | Samuel Badree |
| 11 | Krishmar Santokie |
Sri Lanka batting scorecard
| Batters | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Kusal Perera | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 39 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Lahiru Thiramanne | 44 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 40 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total- 160/6 (20 overs)
Did not bat:
Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga (c)
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Kusal Perera, 3.6 ov), 2-41 (Mahela Jayawardene, 4.2 ov), 3-49 (Kumar Sangakkara, 6.2 ov), 4-91 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 13.3 ov), 5-121 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 16.6 ov), 6-160 (Angelo Mathews, 19.6 ov)
West Indies bowling
| Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Samuel Badree | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Krishmar Santokie | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Marlon Samuels | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Andre Russell | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
West Indies batting scorecard
| Batters | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Dwayne Smith | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Gayle | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Lendl Simmons | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Samuels | 18 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Daren Sammy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total- 80/4 (13.5 overs)
Did not bat:
Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Krishmar Santokie
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Chris Gayle, 4.1 ov), 2-28 (Dwayne Smith, 4.5 ov), 3-34 (Lendl Simmons, 7.1 ov), 4-77 (Dwayne Bravo, 13.2 ov)
Sri Lanka bowling
| Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 2.5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Check out the T20 World Cup 2014 Scorecard.
T20 World Cup 2014 semi-final 2 - India vs South Africa
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the match. After hitting a four off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling in the third ball of the match, Quinton de Kock gets out while trying to play a drive shot. Amla and Plessis build a slow partnership but Ashwin puts a brake to their runs by uprooting the stumps of Amla.
By the tenth over, South Africa had reached only 66 runs. Duminy and Plessis start scoring runs quickly but yet again, Ashwin breaks their partnership by taking down Plessis. At the end, South Africa put up a total of 172 runs with Miller’s late power hitting.
Indian openers gave the team a solid start, scoring 33 runs off the first three overs. Rohit Sharma’s wicket in the fourth over didn’t result in India losing momentum. Virat Kohli adapted and played his innings according to the situation. With the help of Suresh Raina’s hitting in the end, India won the match with four balls and six wickets to spare.
India T20 World Cup 2014 Semi-final squad
| Sr. No. | Player Name |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma |
| 2 | Ajinkya Rahane |
| 3 | Virat Kohli |
| 4 | Yuvraj Singh |
| 5 | MS Dhoni |
| 6 | Suresh Raina |
| 7 | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja |
| 9 | Amit Mishra |
| 10 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| 11 | Mohit Sharma |
South Africa T20 World Cup 2014 Semi-final squad
| Sr. No. | Player Name |
| 1 | Quinton de Kock |
| 2 | Hashim Amla |
| 3 | Faf du Plessis |
| 4 | JP Duminy |
| 5 | AB de Villiers |
| 6 | David Miller |
| 7 | Albie Morkel |
| 8 | Dale Steyn |
| 9 | Beuran Hendricks |
| 10 | Imran Tahir |
| 11 | Wayne Parnell |
South African batting scorecard
| Batters | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Quinton de Kock | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Hashim Amla | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | 58 | 41 | 5 | 2 |
| JP Duminy | 45 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| AB de Villiers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| David Miller (not out) | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
Total- 172/4
Did not bat:
Albie Morkel, Dale Steyn, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Quinton de Kock, 0.4 ov), 2-44 (Hashim Amla, 5.1 ov), 3-115 (Faf du Plessis, 13.5 ov), 4-129 (AB de Villiers, 15.3 ov)
Indian bowling
| Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Mohit Sharma | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Amit Mishra | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Suresh raina | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Indian batting scorecard
| Batters | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Rohit Sharma | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 32 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | 72 | 44 | 5 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Suresh Raina | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| MS Dhoni (not out) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South African bowling
| Bowlers | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| JP Duminy | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Albie Morkel | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | 3.1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Beuran Hendricks | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Wayne Parnell | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
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