South Africa will join New Zealand, India and Australia in the semifinals.
South Africa coasted into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy tournament after securing a convincing seven-wicket victory over England in their last group match in Karachi on Saturday.
Chasing a total 180 runs to win, South Africa reached their target with more than 20 overs to spare, racing to 181/3 in the 30th over of their innings.
Heading into the match, the SA team were virtually guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, while England had nothing to lose, already having been eliminated from the seimifinals.
However, South Africa dominated the game, with Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen carrying them to victory.
Van der Dussen (72 not out) and Klaasen (64) shared 127 runs for the third wicket, and while Klaasen was ultimately removed in the 29th over of their innings, the Proteas held on for a comfortable win.
England innings
Earlier, after they won the toss and chose to bat, England’s top order were pinned back by seamer Marco Jansen, who took 3/39 to exert early pressure.
And all-rounder Wiaan Mulder (3/25) kept their opponents under the thumb, as England were bowled out for 179 runs in the 39th over.
