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Australia’s Group B encounter in opposition to South Africa within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was deserted.© AFP
Reigning ODI World Champion Australia’s Group B encounter in opposition to South Africa within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was deserted and not using a ball being bowled as a consequence of persistent rain, with each groups sharing some extent every. The washout ensures that South Africa stays on prime of the group standings, forward of Australia with a +2.140 Internet Run Charge (NRR). The consequence additionally means if Australia and South Africa win their remaining group matches, in opposition to Afghanistan and England respectively, they are going to progress to the semifinals.
The abandonment makes Wednesday’s Group B conflict between England and Afghanistan in Lahore a digital knockout sport with the loser turning into the third workforce to be eradicated. Each groups are but to safe a win within the match, and a loss for both facet would successfully finish their semifinal hopes.
In the meantime, in Group A, India and New Zealand have already confirmed their semifinal berths. The 2 sides will face off on March 2 to find out which workforce finishes on the prime of the group standings.
Australia and South Africa had begun their campaigns with victories over England and Afghanistan, respectively. A win of their rain-affected conflict would have considerably boosted both workforce’s semifinal possibilities. Their final assembly at an ICC occasion noticed Australia edge out South Africa in an exciting semifinal of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
With only a few matches left within the group stage, Australia will subsequent face Afghanistan on February 28, whereas South Africa will meet England on March 1. The result of those two matches will determine the 2 semifinalists from Group B.
The semifinals of the Champions Trophy are set for March 4 and 5. India, having topped Group A, will play their semifinal in Dubai on March 4, whereas New Zealand will play their last-four conflict in Lahore on March 5.
It was the Fourth no consequence or deserted sport for Australia of their final eight appearances within the Champions Trophy.
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