Al Jazeera explains what India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the other four nations need to do to join England in the semis.

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England became the first team to enter the semifinals of the T20 World Cup with a two-wicket win over Pakistan in their Super Eight match, leaving the other seven teams to fight it out for the remaining three spots.

Pakistan’s loss to the two-time champions on Tuesday in Pallekele has left their fate in the tournament hanging by a thread – a familiar territory for the team that last qualified for the last four of a global men’s event in 2022.