South Africa need series whitewash as they pursue World Cup qualification

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa go into a three-match One Day Global (ODI) series against Britain this week in a shaky position, expecting to get a whitewash on the off chance that they are to ensure programmed qualification during the current year’s World Cup.

South Africa are mulling behind in the World Cup Super Association standings and left pursuing the last accessible programmed qualifying compartment for the competition in India in the not so distant future – alongside Ireland, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

They sit in eleventh spot in the standings, having relinquished three ODIs against Australia this month to make room on the schedule for Cricket South Africa’s new Twenty20 association, yet can make 100 percent sure of qualification in the event that they beat Britain 3-0 and, win their last two qualifying ODIs in Spring and April at home to the Netherlands, who are lower part of the 13-group table.

Any goof opens the entryway for one of the other pursuing groups to qualify and could drive South Africa, who have been to four semi-finals in eight World Cup appearances, into the lowness of a playing in a pre-qualifying competition in mid-year.

The West Indies are eighth in the standings yet have finished their Super Association program. Sri Lanka should win two of three ODIs in New Zealand in Spring to overwhelm them while Ireland should win each of the three of their May series against as of now qualified Bangladesh in the event that they are to have any possibility of a main eight completion.

In the event that both Ireland and Sri Lanka don’t win all their leftover three games, then South Africa’s errand is made more straightforward yet they actually need to win at least three triumphs to guarantee programmed qualification to the World Cup, which will be held in October and November and contains 10 groups.

The Super Association is primary qualification pathway for the competition with the main seven sides, alongside has India, acquiring direct section into the competition. The other two are chosen from the play-off competition in Zimbabwe in mid-year.

South Africa go into the series against Britain with another training line-up after Imprint Boucher quit following November’s T20 World Cup

Shukri Conrad, who was named as South Africa s test mentor recently, will assume responsibility for the ODI crew against Britain while new white-ball mentor, Loot Walter, completes his responsibilities with the Focal Stags in New Zealand.