IND vs ENG: All the cricket lovers around the world will be waiting for the semi-final matches of the T20 World Cup 2024. Both the matches will be played on 27 June. In the first match, Afghanistan will face South Africa. At the same time, India and England (IND vs ENG) will play against each other in the second semi-final.

However, before that, there is a bad news for the fans. Actually, Afghanistan's star wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz has not been able to recover from his injury. In such a situation, there is a question mark on his playing in the semi-finals.

Let's know the whole thing in detail.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz will not play the semi-final!

Afghanistan created history by reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 (ICC T20 World Cup 2024).

Let us tell you that this is the first time they have achieved this feat, where they have managed to reach the last-4 of any ICC tournament. They won the final match of the Super-8 against Bangladesh in a thrilling manner.

However, during this match, they suffered a major setback when the team's star wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz got injured. Actually, while wicketkeeping during Bangladesh's batting, this 22-year-old player suffered an injury while trying to stop a ball. At present, there is no official update on his injury. According to reports from sources, Gurbaz may be out before the semi-final match.

See the tweet here:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is injured and has to leave the field 🇦🇫💔💔💔#tapmad #HojaoADFree #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/zIhD2N4usk

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) June 25, 2024

The performance with the bat has been excellent so far

T20 World Cup 2024 has been a great one for Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The right-handed batsman has played a total of 7 matches so far. He has scored 281 runs in this. This includes big scores like 76, 80, 60 and 43. Gurbaz is currently leading the race to become the Player of the Tournament. Apart from this, he has scored the most runs in this World Cup compared to any other player.

Afghanistan will play semi-final on this day

Afghanistan will play its semi-final match against South Africa on 27 June. The Trinidad stadium is going to host it. The match will be played from 6 pm as per Indian time. While on one hand the African team will have the challenge of removing the tag of chokers, on the other hand the Afghan team will have nothing to lose and a lot to gain.