Marco Jansen mentioned South Africa can keep targeted and overcome their poor type in knock-out matches after they reached the Champions Trophy semi-finals by beating England on Saturday.
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The 24-year-old paceman destroyed the England top-order with 3-39. He additionally took three catches as South Africa dismissed their Group B rivals for 179 in 38.2 overs.
South Africa chased down the goal for the lack of three wickets in 29.1 overs with Rassie van der Dussen hitting an unbeaten 72 and Heinrich Klaasen 64.
Jansen was named man of the match.
The victory meant South Africa topped the group with 5 factors whereas Australia completed second with 4.
Their semi-final opponents will probably be determined by the results of the India-New Zealand Group A match in Dubai on Sunday.
South Africa’s behavior of choking on the knock-out stage has disadvantaged them of a global title since they received the 1998 Champions Trophy, then named the ICC knock-out match.
Jansen mentioned South Africa don’t want to alter a lot within the knock-out video games.
“I wouldn’t say the mindset changes it’s just the occasion that’s probably a bit more hyped up I guess,” mentioned Jansen.
South Africa misplaced to Australia within the 2023 ODI World Cup semi-finals whereas they had been upstaged by India in final yr’s T20 World Cup ultimate.
“You try your processes. It’s a fancy term, but for me it’s just you have your steps or your guides that you go into every match and then basically in semi-finals you just try and do that extraordinarily well.”
Jansen mentioned a crew’s mentality would not change.
“For me, it’s just depending on where you play on what lengths to hit and then as a game develops then try and figuring out what works and what doesn’t work.
“For me personally, it is simply the event or the scenario of the sport most likely adjustments, not likely mentally, if that is smart.”
India will play their semi-final in Dubai. The other match will be in Lahore.
Jansen said India will be familiar with the conditions, having played all their matches in Dubai.
“If we play in Dubai and it is in opposition to India, clearly they’ve had coaching and that sort of stuff, so they are going to be extra used to the situations.
“But we’ve also played in Dubai, so it’s not something new. We play spin really, really well. So, I don’t think it’s that much or that too much of an advantage.
“I simply suppose all of it comes right down to on the day who performs higher.”
South Africa will assess their skipper Temba Bavuma and opener Tony de Zorzi who had been each unwell and missed the sport in opposition to England.
Stand-in skipper Aiden Markram additionally left the sphere and didn’t bat after struggling a stiff hamstring.
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