That's it from the blog. The match promised a lot. Didn't deliver. Much like the India-Pakistan encounter earlier in the group. India will not complain. They played an almost complete game. It's a fifth semifinal in eight editions of the Champions trophy. South Africa have similar questions to address all over again. Stick around Cricbuzz. We already have the Prologue: Morning all. It's India vs South Africa. The defending champions against the top-ranked ODI side in the world. Both were expected to cruise to the semifinals. Then the scriptwriters came up with a plot twist. Pakistan spun the Proteas out before Sri Lanka stunned India the following day. So that brings us to this clash - a straight shoot out. Winner meets Bangladesh in the semifinals, loser takes the flight back home. (Unless of course it's South Africa who lose... They might want to stay back for a Test series that comes up shortly...) Excited? The Champions Trophy 2017 has simmered along nicely. It was predictable at first, then the rains changed things - chiefly for Australia. Then there were some "unexpected" results. What do we have next? xe2gAVbgXz5
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