If South Africa beat England tomorrow, they go to the semi-final without any doubt. And if they are beaten by England, South Africa, their run rate cannot obviously improve and so, even with being level on points with England (and possibly West Indies also), they will be out of the tournament. England would have a great chance to reach the semis, unless West Indies beat Bangladesh and England by huge margins in their upcoming matches.
It is interesting that it took Ireland to put Bangladesh out of contention for the semis! Given that Bangladesh is capable of beating West Indies, if they had beaten Ireland and improved on their run rate, anything could have been possible. This edition of World Cup has so far been unpredictable and Bangladesh could have well and truly found their glory reaching the last four. Look at what has happened to the World No 1 South Africa until recently. They are now reduced to holding on to their hopes by the skin of their teeth!
Today's match could just be the dress rehearsal of the final! You can bet on the big two to come up with their best! Get back from work early and catch up with some sleep and get ready to glue yourself to your seat!! Those of you in places like the US may want to take a day off and watch the action?!
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