Khanyiso Tshwaku_CRICKET WRITER AND COMMENTATOR
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PROTEAS “JUST” MAKE WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION
South Africa have sealed the final automatic qualification spot for the World Cup
after Ireland's hopes of pipping them were dashed on Tuesday when their first one-
day international against Bangladesh was washed out.
South Africa played their last ODI series in the qualification period that ends this
week against the Netherlands and had beaten them 2-0 to move up to eighth in the
World Cup Super League.
Their hopes of playing in the tournament in India this year hinged on Ireland not
beating Bangladesh 3-0 in the ODI series in Chelmsford, with net run rate also coming
into play.
Had the Proteas fallen below Ireland in the standings, they would have faced a 10-
team World Cup Qualifier series – including the West Indies and Sri Lanka – in
Zimbabwe in June and July.
The biggest positive of qualifying directly for the World Cup is that Proteas players
not involved in The Hundred in England or Major League Cricket in the US will be able
to take a proper break before Australia’s white-ball tour of South Africa in late
August and September.
South Africa have sealed the final automatic qualification spot for the World Cup
after Ireland's hopes of pipping them were dashed on Tuesday when their first one-
day international against Bangladesh was washed out.
South Africa played their last ODI series in the qualification period that ends this
week against the Netherlands and had beaten them 2-0 to move up to eighth in the
World Cup Super League.
Their hopes of playing in the tournament in India this year hinged on Ireland not
beating Bangladesh 3-0 in the ODI series in Chelmsford, with net run rate also coming
into play.
Had the Proteas fallen below Ireland in the standings, they would have faced a 10-
team World Cup Qualifier series – including the West Indies and Sri Lanka – in
Zimbabwe in June and July.
The biggest positive of qualifying directly for the World Cup is that Proteas players
not involved in The Hundred in England or Major League Cricket in the US will be able
to take a proper break before Australia’s white-ball tour of South Africa in late
August and September.