Proteas inch near to automatic qualification for World Cup | South Africa must beat the Netherlands in the third and final ODI this afternoon to further boost their chances of automatic qualification to the Cricket World Cup in India later this year
If they pull off the win at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg today, Temba Bavuma’s team will be in the pound seat for direct qualification for the 50-overs World Cup to be played from October 5 to November 19.
Even if predicted rain scuppers the match, the five points will still be enough for South Africa to qualify automatically. This meant that South Africa effectively lost the series 3-0 to Australia. That is the reason the team has left securing their place to the dying minutes.On Friday, the Proteas brushed aside the Dutch minnows with an easy eight-wicket win at Willowmore Park in Benoni in the second ODI, which earned them 10 crucial Super League points.
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