Dhaka, March 2 -- South Africa became the fourth and final team to confirm their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday despite the fact that their final group match, against England in Karachi, is still underway.
The Proteas advanced to the knockouts of the 'Mini World Cup' after bowling the Englishmen out for 179 - the lowest total so far in the Champions Trophy.
Afghanistan were the other team in running for the final semi-final slot after their final Group B clash against Australia was abandoned due to a wet outfield on Friday. Hashmatullah Shahidi's men needed England to defeat South Africa by 200 or more runs after batting first for them to pip the Proteas on Net Run Rate (NRR) and join the Aussies in the k...