England finish second in World Cup Super Eight group after South Africa knocked out co-hosts West Indies… with India, Afghanistan and Australia possible semi-final opponents for Jos Buttler’s side

England finish second in World Cup Super Eight group after South Africa knocked out co-hosts West Indies… with India, Afghanistan and Australia possible semi-final opponents for Jos Buttler’s side

  • South Africa received a tense, wet match towards the West Indies by three wickets
  • If England beats Australia then India might be their opponent within the semi-finals
  • If India fail to high their group, Jos Buttler's aspect will play on Wednesday night

England completed second of their Tremendous Eight group as South Africa beat World Cup co-hosts the West Indies by three wickets with 5 balls to spare in a tense, rain-affected match in Antigua.

However Jos Buttler's aspect, who beat the USA by 10 wickets on the opening day in Barbados, will know their semi-final opponent or venue solely on Monday, when India play Australia in St Lucia and Afghanistan tackle Bangladesh in St Vincent.

England will face the staff that tops Group 1. And that might be India, in the event that they win the opening match on Monday (10.30am native time, 3.30pm within the UK), as India's semifinal match with Guyana has been scheduled for Thursday morning – a time conducive to the subcontinent's large TV viewers.

This might be a repeat of the 2022 semi-final, when England beat India by 10 wickets in Adelaide earlier than successful the trophy towards Pakistan in Melbourne.

But when Australia beat India at this time, the group winner might be selected web run-rate, and Afghanistan may also be a winner in the event that they beat Bangladesh within the night match (8.30pm native time, 1.30am within the UK on Tuesday).

England qualified for the semi-finals after finishing second in their Super Eight group.

England qualified for the semi-finals after finishing second in their Super Eight group.

England certified for the semi-finals after ending second of their Tremendous Eight group.

The incident happened after South Africa defeated World Cup co-hosts West Indies in Antigua.

The incident occurred after South Africa defeated World Cup co-hosts West Indies in Antigua.

If a staff apart from India tops the group, England's semi-final will happen in Trinidad on Wednesday night native time (1.30am on Thursday within the UK).

The Bangladeshis could come again into the competition with a giant win over Afghanistan, however their web run-rate is to this point behind their rivals that they continue to be the least seemingly opponents for England.

For the West Indies, their second defeat in three Tremendous Eights matches was a vastly disappointing finish to a match that they had excessive hopes of successful after 4 out of 4 wins within the group stage.

They wanted to beat South Africa to make the second semi-final within the group however they made 135 for eight on a tough Sir Viv Richards Stadium floor earlier than rain got here to scale back South Africa to fifteen for 2 with two overs to go, with Andre Russell taking each wickets.

Jos Buttler's team may face India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the semi-finals

Jos Buttler's staff could face India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh within the semi-finals

When the ball eased, they got a revised goal of 123 from 17 overs. Wickets saved falling, with Roston Chase's off-breaks taking three, however South Africa secured their seventh win in seven when Marco Jansen smashed a straight six off the primary ball of the final over bowled by Obed McCoy shortly earlier than 1am native time.

They may face the second-placed staff from Group 1 within the semi-finals.

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