Defending champions India and number one on the rankings table South Africa will clash with each other today (Sunday) to reserve a Champions Trophy semifinals spot in eleventh match of the tournament.
The match is scheduled to be played at The Oval at 02:30 PM (PST). The losing team will automatically be eliminated from the championship, hence making the game a virtual ‘quarter-final’.
Both teams are heading into their concluding group match after suffering two of the tournament’s biggest upsets so far. The South African side was stunned by Pakistan on Wednesday by 19 runs (D/L method), and Sri Lanka thrashed India by seven wickets on Thursday.
South Africa and India have played two matches each, and both of them share two points with one victory and one defeat to their names. The track record of both teams in ICC events favours India, as the men in blue have emerged victorious eight times out of 12 against South Africa.