The inconsistent South Africa will be looking to pull up a few loose strings against minnows UAE in their final Pool B encounter of the ICC Cricket,here today.The AB de Villiers-led side,which was shocked by Pakistan in its previous encounter,have had a mixed run in the tournament so far and are lying on the second spot behind leaders India.De Villiers though was in a bullish mood before their final pool match and insisted that despite losing to India and Pakistan, the Proteas are still the best in this edition.
South Africa came into the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup labelled as a favourite and has largely lived up to the tag,notching up consecutive 400-plus totals in the tournament en route to booking its quarter-final berth. However, its recent loss to Pakistan has led to some introspection.This is South Africa’s last chance of fine-tuning its game ahead of the knockouts.Victory against the UAE would most likely see the side finish second in Pool B behind India,setting up a last-eight showdown with Sri Lanka,the 1996 World Cup champion.
South Africa came into the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup labelled as a favourite and has largely lived up to the tag,notching up consecutive 400-plus totals in the tournament en route to booking its quarter-final berth. However, its recent loss to Pakistan has led to some introspection.This is South Africa’s last chance of fine-tuning its game ahead of the knockouts.Victory against the UAE would most likely see the side finish second in Pool B behind India,setting up a last-eight showdown with Sri Lanka,the 1996 World Cup champion.
