South Africa Aims to Seal Its Place in WTC Final
The Free Press Journal|December 26, 2024
A loss for hosts will open the gates for India with better show in remaining BGT Tests
South Africa Aims to Seal Its Place in WTC Final

South Africa will be eyeing a place in the World Test Championship final with an all-seam attack against Pakistan in the first test, starting Thursday. A series loss could open the gates for India or Australia with two Tests remaining in the Border Gavaskar Trophy to increase points.

The Proteas need to win one of its remaining two test matches in this WTC cycle to guarantee a place at the Lord's final next year and captain Temba Bavuma believes expectations have risen in his team to do well in the two-test series.

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