Afghanistan and England, the match was do or die for both teams. Afghanistan won that match in the last moments of drama. The English survived the match for 48 overs with Joe Root’s century or Jamie Overton’s bat. However, the picture changed in the last two overs. England said goodbye to the ICC Champions Trophy after failing to find a boundary in the end.
After England’s exit, the semi-final equation of Group ‘A’ has been finalized. The complexity of who will go to the last four has now come to a halt on the next two matches. Where Afghanistan will test Australia. And South Africa will play a match to maintain the rules against South Africa.
Since England was eliminated before them, they have nothing to lose against the Proteas. However, if South Africa loses, they will also be in danger of being eliminated. With 3 points, Temba Bavuma’s team will have to look towards the Afghanistan and Australia matches. They will have to hope for Afghanistan’s defeat there.
The same applies to Australia. If the Aussies lose, they will have to hope that South Africa loses. And if Afghanistan loses, they will be out, if they win, they will go to the semi-finals. For them, the Australia match is another knockout match.
However, if a match is abandoned due to rain, a new complication will be added to this equation.