South Africa confident of chasing down World Test Championship final place

Author: Reuters

South Africa are confident they can chase down a spot in next year´s World Test Championship final, even if they must win four of their remaining five tests in the current two-year cycle, coach Shukri Conrad said on Friday.

South Africa moved up to fourth in the 2023-25 WTC standings after beating Bangladesh by seven wickets on Thursday in the first test in Dhaka and will qualify for the final at Lord´s next June if they win four tests over the next months.

They start the second test in Chittagong on Tuesday and then return home for two test series against both Sri Lanka and Pakistan later this year.

“We´ve got to have a good chance. You’ve got to fancy your chances back home,” Conrad told a virtual press conference. “We came to Bangladesh as underdogs, and we got a really good result and probably go into the next test match having firmed slightly in the odds. But when we get back home, we start as favourites to beat two teams from the subcontinent in home conditions.

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