Where has this South African team been all tournament?? They just squashed Sri Lanka with 9 wickets to spare. SL had a hohum innings going all out at 203. Enter duPlessis and Amla. Those two just kept scoring 96 and 80 respectively. The only wicket goes to Malinga but clearly 1 wicket is not enough.
SA win doesn't help them advance to the semis but it might be the nail in the proverbial coffin for Sri Lanka, they'd need to win their next 2 matches, have England lose theirs, and still come out ahead in the net run rate tie breaker for which they are currently way behind.
Australia tops the table with 12, India and New Zealand both have 11, and England is just hanging on to fourth with 8. But right behind the 3 lions are Bangladesh and Pakistan both with 7. Most have 2 matches left except India with 3.
Tomorrow Pakistan needs a win over Afghanistan and the two top teams can preview the finals with Australia taking on New Zealand.
