The Protea have reached the essential subsequent stage of the T20 World Cup, having gone unbeaten by the group part, and can now flip consideration to a key Super 8 recreation in opposition to co-hosts USA.
Play on Wednesday begins at 16:30 (SA time) on the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda.
The USA have made historical past by reaching the Super 8s, having overcome former champions Pakistan within the first-round group stage, a end result which helped propel the Americans into the second stage of the match.
“They have been really good. A lot of people will say ‘smaller nation’, but they’re not and they’ve proved that they’re not anymore,” Proteas captain Aiden Markram said.
“So, we’re going to 100 per cent have to be on our best game for things to go well, but I’m excited for that challenge.”
Proteas Super 8 fixtures (SA instances)
Wednesday 19 June – USA v South Africa at 16:30
Friday 21 June – South Africa v England at 16:30
Monday 24 June – West Indies v South Africa at 02:30
You can observe the Proteas’ dwell scoring on the T20 World Cup under:
HOW THE SUPER 8 STAGE OF THE TOURNAMENT WORKS
The Super 8s are divided into two teams of 4, primarily based on pre-tournament seeding, and once more every workforce performs the others of their group as soon as, with the highest two reaching the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, the winner of Group 1 performs the runner-up in Group 2, and vice versa, to find out the 2 finalists.
After taking part in the United States, the Proteas will then tackle England earlier than a closing Super 8 recreation in opposition to the West Indies.
MATCHES
| Match Seeding | Fixture | Group | Date | Time (SAST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2 vs D1 | USA vs South Africa | Group 2 | June 19 | 16:30 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |
| B1 vs C2 | England vs West Indies | Group 2 | June 20 | 02:30 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
| C1 vs A1 | Afghanistan vs India | Group 1 | June 20 | 16:30 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
| B2 vs D2 | Australia vs D2 | Group 1 | June 21 | 02:30 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |
| B1 vs D1 | England vs South Africa | Group 2 | June 21 | 16:30 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
| A2 vs C2 | USA vs West Indies | Group 2 | June 22 | 02:30 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
| A1 vs D2 | India vs D2 | Group 1 | June 22 | 16:30 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |
| C1 vs B2 | Afghanistan vs Australia | Group 1 | June 23 | 02:30 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Saint Vincent |
| A2 vs B1 | USA vs England | Group 2 | June 23 | 16:30 | Kensington Oval, Barbados |
| C2 vs D1 | West Indies vs South Africa | Group 2 | June 24 | 02:30 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua |
| B2 vs A1 | Australia vs India | Group 1 | June 24 | 16:30 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia |
| C1 vs D2 | Afghanistan vs D2 | Group 1 | June 25 | 02:30 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Saint Vincent |
SA SQUAD
Aiden Markram (captain, Momentum Multiply Titans), Ottniel Baartman (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Quinton de Kock (Momentum Multiply Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (DP World Lions), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Marco Jansen (Dafabet Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Momentum Multiply Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Anrich Nortje (Dafabet Warriors), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions) Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans) and Tristan Stubbs (Dafabet Warriors).
You can take a look at all of the squads right here, with the Proteas boasting one of many strongest taking part in teams on the T20 World Cup.
