For Australia and South Africa, Tuesday&& 's match was supposed to have actually all-but reserved the winning group their area in the semi-finals, however with their ICC Champions Trophy match abandoned due to rain, all four Group B groups are still in the fray.
How does the washout of the Australia-South Africa match effect the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals race?South Africa remain ahead of the Aussies on net run rate, but will head into the last round of Group B face-offs expecting a win-and-in circumstance.
Both the Proteas and Australia would need to count on other outcomes, should they drop their particular next games.Australia takes on Afghanistan on Friday in Lahore, before South Africa does battle with England on Saturday.The Aussies have recent white-ball history with Afghanistan, losing their important ICC Men&& 's T20 World Cup 2024 clash and scraping by in dramatic scenarios back at the 50-over ICC Men&& 's Cricket World Cup in 2023, where it took a Glenn Maxwell wonder to dig the Aussies out of a huge hole.So if anybody knows what type of risk Jonathan Trott&& 's side has, it&& 's Australia.
& Yeah(Afghanistan)are a harmful side on their day, like every group in this competition,& & Aussie captain Steve Smith said after the washout.&& I believe that & 's the beauty of this tournament, with the eight best teams coming up against it.
Anybody can have an excellent day.
So, we&& 're going to have to be on next video game.& & By the time South Africa clashes with England on Saturday, the formula will be clearer for both sides.But Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will attempt to ensure his side isn&& 't getting sidetracked and captured up by circumstances.&& Obviously, we go into the game with winning (on our minds)& & he told the media.&& But I think, again, that ends up being another crucial game.
England on paper is one of the stronger sides, so we understand that as a group we&& 'll need to play to our best.&& But we & 've got a number of days now.
Type of put our feet up and after that most likely after tomorrow start preparing for that clash.&& Plenty will depend on the outcome of Wednesday&& 's clash involving England and Afghanistan.
They will face off in Lahore.Fans in Afghanistan can tune in to Ariana Television to see this high-stakes match that begins at 1:30 pm Kabul time.
The pre-match discussion will start at 12:30 pm.
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