Can South Africa and Australia Secure Semi-Final Spots from Group A?
South Africa and Australia both hail from group A, even though they started out with a win in their first matches of the tournament, both the teams are missing out on key pacers and players they have found their balance in their specific squads. Let’s take a look at can South Africa and Australia secure Semi-final spots from Group A?
Where do they stand?
South Africa and Australia have had a dream start to their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, Australia having chased the highest total put up by England, and South Africa shut down the underdogs Afghanistan. Australia who miss Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitch Marsh may have struggled to find the balance in their last ODI series against Sri Lanka, but they seemed to have found the rhythm which suits their squad.
On the other hand South Africa who miss their pacer Anrich Nortje, who wasn’t included in the squad, and their wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen, who has sustained an elbow injury, but can make a comeback in the upcoming matches. Both the teams with the same number of points have just been merely differentiated by the run rate. With 2 group stage matches to be played by them, they’ll aim to create a barrier in between themselves to garb themselves a semi-final spot.
Can they Secure Semi-final spots?
Both the teams are set to face each-other on Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, if a team loses the match against either of them, they will have just one match to prove themselves. Australia’s next match after South Africa will be against Afghanistan, and South Africa’s next match after Australia will be against the mighty England. Apart from the point factor, run rate will also play a crucial role in determining who will secure their semi-final spots for Champions Trophy 2025.
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