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In Total 9 match have to play for each team against their 9 opponent team and from that top 4 teams will play a semi-final. For England, it is a very good chance to play semi-final because they have beaten South Africa in their first match of the world cup. England team was giving an all-around performance with their batting, bowling, and fielding and so they able to win the match.
In the first match of the world cup, South Africa skipper Faf Duplessis won the toss and elected to field first which was good decision because at the flat pitch chasing team get advantage but it not happens to team South Africa as they lose a match with a more margin but they don't know that net run rate will play a role when teams are having equal point and standing at same position.
Jonny Bairstow who was having an excellent form before the first match but against South Africa he was gone duck in the bowling of Imran Tahir in the first over of the innings. At that time if South Africa is able to maintain pressure on the host team then it will be a different result for them. Instead of putting pressure the South African bowlers were bowling away from the batsman.
South Africa team had dominated with the bat and so scorecard cross 300 runs and now the pressure on South Africa side increase. But when South Africa batsman comes on the ground to chase a target at that time Jofra Archer hit a bouncer on Hasim Amla head and so Amla retired out and now Team came to back foot. South Africa lose a match with a high margin and England are at the top in the first match.
