South Africa have three matches to come in the next phase of the competition.
South Africa huddle together during the T20 World Cup match against the UAE on Wednesday. Picture: Surjeet Yadav-ICC/ICC via Getty Images
South Africa’s Proteas men’s team will feature in the T20 World Cup Super Eights from this weekend, after qualifying for the next phase of the tournament with a game to spare.
Aiden Markram and his team wrapped up their pool fixtures with a win against the United Arab Emirates in Delhi on Wednesday and can now turn their attention to the Super Eights, starting this weekend.
Before Wednesday’s match, the Proteas had beaten Canada, Afghanistan and New Zealand in Group D.
They will now feature in a last-eight group with India, West Indies and Zimbabwe. The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals. The other group will consist of England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and either Pakistan or the USA.
At the conclusion of the Super Eight matches the top team in each group will play the second-placed team in the other group in the semi-finals.
Proteas’ Super Eight fixtures:
India – Sunday 22 February in Ahmedabad at 3.30pm
West Indies – Thursday 26 February in Ahmedabad at 11.30am
Zimbabwe – Sunday 1 March in Delhi at 11.30am
This story has been updated following the Proteas’ win against UAE.
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