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So, that marks the end of our coverage from the warm-up fixture of Cricket World Cup 2023 between South Africa and Afghanistan. This is me Saptak Sanyal, signing off alongside my co-commentator Deepak Prakash and our scorer/analyst Ashok Dayma. Stay tuned for the coverage of Cricket World Cup 2023 and many more matches around the globe.
15:53 Local Time | The news from the centre is that today's warm-up fixture between South Africa and Afghanistan for the Cricket World Cup 2023 is abandoned due to rain and wet outfield. Umpires are shaking hands together with the groundsmen and then with the players to call the match off.
3:31 PM IST: Nothing to update as it is still raining. Anil Chaudhary is seen talking to the head of the groundsmen. The chances are looking very bleak now.
3:01 PM IST: The live picture shows the covers are firmly placed but it seems the rain has eased off a bit. The three umpires are seen talking at the edge of the boundary rope. Oh, it's still drizzling at the moment.
Saptak- Oh!! As I said, predicting the semifinalists is a very very tough job. All the teams are very close and thus, I think this is going to be a fiercely competitive World Cup!
Deepak: So, you have already sidelined Pakistan from the top four. 👀 To be honest, I don't want to be in the place of picking the semifinalists but I would like to go with India, England, Australia, and Pakistan.
Saptak- Well that's a very tough thing to predict as all the teams are looking very close in this competition. Still I think India, England, Australia and South Africa are going to make it to the final four.
Now, what do you think of the semi finalists? Who are going to be the top four.
Now, what do you think of the semi finalists? Who are going to be the top four.
Deepak: Saptak, now I want to put you in a spot. Who are your four semifinalists?
Deepak: Afghanistan have improved their cricket very much as their players are playing different leagues which helped them to improve their skills, but they need a whole team effort to win matches against the big sides. In recent years they underperformed at the crucial juncture of the game and lost the match, and this is what they need to work on. They need to keep calm and hold their nerves in the crunch situations.
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