{"id":97068,"date":"2026-01-11T13:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=97068"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:11:11","slug":"wasim-akram-predicts-four-semifinalists-for-t20-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/wasim-akram-predicts-four-semifinalists-for-t20-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasim Akram predicts four semifinalists for T20 World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket legend<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/life-style\/is-nyla-rajah-linked-to-imad-wasim-sania-ashfaq-divorce\/\"> Wasim Akram<\/a> has shared his predictions for the semifinalists of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to Akram, India, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand are likely to reach the semifinals of the mega event.<\/p>\n<p>The former fast bowler\u2019s picks have sparked discussion among cricket fans on social media, with many debating the exclusion of other strong teams.<\/p>\n<p>Akram\u2019s prediction reflects his confidence in the experience, balance, and recent performances of these four sides ahead of the tournament, which will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram has shared his predictions for the semifinalists of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026. According to Akram, India, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand are likely to reach the semifinals of the mega event. The former fast bowler\u2019s picks have sparked discussion among cricket fans on social media, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":57200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[33639],"class_list":["post-97068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-wasim-akram-predicts-four-semifinalists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97069,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97068\/revisions\/97069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}