The make-up of Group 1 means that South Africa will now have to likely beat both of the group's higher-ranked sides (Australia and New Zealand) if they are to reach the semi-finals. It is a huge blow for the tournament hosts, who will have to play out of their skins if they are to repeat the
Pretoria Capitals now wait for the winner of the second semi-final between Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Centurion on Thursday to see who they will face in Saturday's showpiece at the Wanderers.
The table-topping Pretoria Capitals will be glad that they returned to winning ways after their hiccup against the Durban Super Giants with a rematch awaiting them against the Paarl Royals in the first semi-final. The second semi-final will see Joburg Super Kings face off against third-place
Also on day nine, M.P scooped up all the available golds in Water Slalom in Maheshwar and North Eastern states won all golds up for grabs in weightlifting as Maharashtra's (31 golds) lead at the top of the medal tally remained unchallenged, although the hosts with 25 golds replaced Haryana (
The 16-team event returns to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2006. 41 matches will take place from January 2024, taking in two round-robin stages - an initial four groups of four teams, and a subsequent Super 6 stage from which the semi-finalists will be determined.
India's brilliant performance against New Zealand in the first semi-final on Friday saw them seal one of the final berths while England triumphed in a thriller against Australia in the second semi to progress to Sunday's showpiece event.
The bronze medal match, which will take place on January 29, will feature Netherlands and Australia, who both lost their respective semi-final matches on Friday
Babar's numbers are excellent reading across all three international formats. In 2022, Babar amassed 1,184 Test runs at a tick under 70, 679 at 85 in ODI cricket, and led his side to the T20 World Cup semi-final in Australia, making 735 runs at a strike rate of 123 across the year in T20I pl
The nine-time champion accelerated to a comfortable victory against Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted for a two-hour, three-minute victory on Rod Laver Arena.
They rolled into the semi-finals of the ongoing Australian Open 2023 mixed doubles event after the duo was handed a walkover in their quarters clash at Melbourne Park on Tuesday
The semi-finalists from Rio 2016 Saina Mirza and Rohan Bopanna defeated Australian wild card entry Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 14 minutes.