- South Africa received a tense, wet match towards West Indies by three wickets
- India shall be England’s semi-final opponents if the previous overcome Australia
- Jos Buttler’s males will play on Wednesday night if India fail to high their group
England have completed second of their Tremendous Eight group after South Africa knocked out the World Cup co-hosts West Indies in Antigua, profitable a tense, rain-affected affair by three wickets with 5 balls to spare.
However Jos Buttler’s facet, who beat the USA by 10 wickets earlier within the day in Barbados, is not going to uncover the identification of their semi-final opponents, or the venue, till afterward Monday, when India play Australia in St Lucia, and Afghanistan tackle Bangladesh in St Vincent.
England shall be drawn towards the workforce who find yourself high of Group 1. And that shall be India in the event that they win in Monday’s early begin (10.30am native time, 3.30pm within the UK), with the Indians’ semi-final already locked in for Guyana on Thursday morning – a beneficial slot for the subcontinental’s large TV viewers.
That may be a repeat of the 2022 semi-final, when England thrashed India by 10 wickets at Adelaide en path to lifting the trophy towards Pakistan in Melbourne.
But when Australia beat India in the present day, the group winners shall be selected internet run-rate, with Afghanistan within the combine in the event that they beat Bangladesh within the night match (8.30pm native time, 1.30am on Tuesday within the UK).
England have completed second of their Tremendous Eight group after qualifying for the semi finals
It comes after South Africa knocked out the World Cup co-hosts West Indies in Antigua
Ought to any facet aside from India high the group, England’s semi-final will happen in Trinidad on Wednesday night native time (1.30am on Thursday within the UK).
The Bangladeshis may but enter the combination with an enormous win over Afghanistan, however their internet run-rate is to date behind their rivals’ that they continue to be England’s least doubtless opponents.
For West Indies, a second defeat in three Tremendous Eight matches was a desperately disappointing conclusion to a match they’d excessive hopes of profitable after 4 victories out of 4 within the group stage.
Needing to beat South Africa to seize the group’s second semi-final spot, they made 135 for eight on a difficult floor on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, earlier than lowering South Africa to fifteen for 2 from two overs earlier than rain arrived, with each wickets for Andre Russell.
Jos Buttler’s males may face India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh within the semi-finals
When it relented, they’d a revised goal of 123 in 17 overs. Wickets fell often, with Roston Chase’s off-breaks accumulating three, however the South Africans accomplished their seventh win out of seven when Marco Jansen hit the primary ball of the final over, bowled by Obed McCoy, for a straight six shortly earlier than 1am native time.
Their semi-final opponents would be the workforce who end second in Group 1.
