The Proteas have already qualified for the World Cup semi-finals, and a tense knockout game looks likely to be against rivals Australia.
semi-finals, although they will have one final pool game against Afghanistan on Friday, 10 November, where they will aim to bounce back from a heavy loss to India and build momentum before the knockout stage.
A look at the current standings, however, does seem to indicate that South Africa are set for a likely semi-final showdown against Australia in Kolkata in the 2nd v 3rd semi-final in Kolkata next Thursday. Australia claimed a stunning comeback win over Afghanistan on Tuesday, and are now level on points with South Africa, but remain in third place due to Net Run Rate.
Of course, a Proteas v Australia fixture will set nerves jangling as the men from Down Under remain an extremely unpredictable side, and will undoubtedly test South Africa in a key knockout clash that they will want to get past in order to remain on track for a first ICC world title that could finally dispel the “chokers” tag.Unbeaten hosts and clear favourites, India, seem likely to face New Zealand in the 1st v 4th play-off match at the Wankhede the day before.
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