Rassie van der Dussen, Kagiso Rabada seal bittersweet consolation win for South Africa
England lost Jason Roy to injury, and ended up falling short by just 10 runs
England lost Jason Roy to injury, and ended up falling short by just 10 runs
Performance of middle-order pair adds to sense of strong foundations for 2022 tournament
Sluggish chase against Bangladesh proves costly, but Boucher proud of team's revival
James Vince, one of two travelling reserves, would be Roy's likely replacement in the squad
Fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between England and South Africa
Bavuma also cognisant of SA's advantage of playing after Australia v West Indies
"If we play in the semi-final on a wicket that maybe is not a 180 wicket, then it is a good learning curve for us"
To put themselves in a comfortable position, they need a big win against red-hot England - so they have a better NRR than Australia
First Round Group A | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.754 |
NAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.853 |
NED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.46 |
First Round Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SCOT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
OMA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
PNG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 |
Group 1 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
ENG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
AUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
SA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
WI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
BAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
PAK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 |
NZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.162 |
IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.747 |
AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.053 |
NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.89 |
SCOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |