ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The thrill of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is at its peak. 3 out of 4 teams of the semi -finals have been decided while the fourth and last team is yet to be decided. The fourth team for the semi -finals will also be decided in the Champions Trophy today with the match between South Africa and England. The match between South Africa and England is to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on 1 March. Fans of Afghanistan will also be eyeing this match. In fact, the team of India and New Zealand have already entered the semi-finals before Group-A. At the same time, the match played between Australia and Afghanistan was washed away on February 28. In this way Australia became the first team to reach the semi-finals from Group-B. Now the entire fight is for the fourth spot of the semi -finals, which will be decided by tonight.
Looking at all the equations of the Champions Trophy 2025, it seems as if the World Cup 2023 is going to recur. If the team of South Africa reaches the semi -finals, then a picture like World Cup 2023 will be made. India, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia had made it to the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup played in India, while Team India and Australia encountered in the final. This time the same picture of the semi -finals is seen in the Champions Trophy. However, it will be interesting to see which team the Indian team faces in the semi -finals. For this, the outcome of the match between South Africa and England will have to wait.
South Africa’s more chances
Looking at Group B, Australia’s team is at the top with 4 points in 3 matches and has reached the semi-finals. England is out after 2 consecutive defeats. South African teams are ranked second with 3 points in 2 matches while Afghanistan ranks third with 3 points in 3 matches. The points of South Africa and Afghanistan are equal but there is a huge difference in net run rate. South Africa’s net run rate is +2.140 while Afghan team has a net run rate -0.990. In such a situation, South Africa is the highest likely to reach the semi -finals.
Afghanistan’s hopes rested on England
If England batting first in today’s match, it will have to defeat South Africa with a big margin of 207 runs. At the same time, the South Africa team bats first, then the English team will have to achieve target within 11.1 overs (consider the first innings total score of 300 in both cases). In both these conditions, Afghanistan team will be able to go in the next round and will be out of the South Africa group stage. However, there is very little chances of this happening. The South African team can reach the semi -finals despite the defeat as their net run rate is in positive.
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