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  Spirited South Africa escape dreaded C-word tag (for now) Some unpleasant labels might have resurfaced had they lost to West Indies, but the team withstood the pressure and got over the line The hackneyed adage in cricket is that South Africa lose key moments when their World Cup campaigns are on the line. You know the word, they know the word. It hovers around South Africa's throat until it ultimately cho… - sorry, my bad - until it ultimately throttles them. South Africa have scrapped their way through  to the semi-finals  undefeated. They have not been convincing, they haven't produced anything approaching a complete performance, and yet they sit atop Group 2 in the Super Eight. RELATED South Africa knock West Indies out to enter semi-final with nervy win 'We like making them tight' - Stubbs relishes experience from close wins West Indies rally with their heart and soul, even as night turns sour Needing to defeat West Indies in order to clinch a place in the tourna...

  Scenarios: How can Australia and Afghanistan qualify? Do Bangladesh still have a chance The team which qualifies in second place in this group will take on South Africa, the Group 2 toppers Australia and Afghanistan - how can they qualify for the semis?  •  ICC/Getty Images Australia's  24-run defeat against India  in the Super Eight stage of the  T20 World Cup 2024  means their semi-final chances now depend on the result of the last group game, between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. For Australia to qualify, Bangladesh need to beat Afghanistan, but by a margin of under 62 runs if they bat first (assuming a total of 140). If Bangladesh chase, they'll need to get to 141 in at least 12.4 overs for Australia to finish with a higher run rate. That means Bangladesh, whose net run rate is currently languishing at -2.489, need a huge win on Monday night to surpass Australia's -0.331. A win by 62 or more runs, and a chase of 141 in 12.3 overs or earli...

  Rohit powers India into semis; Australia's hopes take a hit India will play England in the second semi-final in Guyana after winning all three of their Super Eight games India  205 for 5 (Rohit 92, Hazlewood 1-14) beat  Australia  181 for 7 (Head 76, Arshdeep 3-37, Kuldeep 2-24) by 24 runs Rohit Sharma  is the reason India are in the  T20 World Cup  2024 semi-finals. He was sublime. But then again he has been for a long time, simply with his commitment to an attacking game at personal cost. It deserves credit but until now it's come in intangible form. Perhaps in five days' time, it will take the shape of an ICC trophy. On a sunny morning in St Lucia, India's captain scored 76 of his 92 runs in boundaries and left Australia with nowhere to hide. He even prompted them into mistakes. A total of 205  built on a series of broken records  proved too much. It even offered insulation against Travis Head and that, in recent times, has been so rare ...