South Africa faces West Indies on Friday in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. The match begins at 5 a.m. EDT. ESPN3 will broadcast the match or you can watch the live stream HERE.
The two clubs battle on Friday for a place in the Champions Trophy semifinals. It's a toss up - "both teams have an equal chance to upset the other," CrizzBuzz.com reports. Weather might be a factor in the match.
South Africa bounced back from their opening loss to India and routed Pakistan by a margin of 67 runs. The team's exceptional batting makes them contenders in the tournament. Hashim Amla hit an 81 in the previous match, helping him to earn the Man of the Match award. Their only weakness appears to be their fielding, which cost them extra runs; running between the wickets could use improvement too.
West Indies scraped by with an opening match win over Pakistan, but they were embarrassed by India in their last match. Their biggest cause for concern is their batting, which hurt them in both of their previous matches. West Indies has the best chance of winning if they can out-bowl South Africa.
It should be an interesting match if it doesn't get rained out. There's an 80 percent chance of rain. If it does get rained out, South Africa will "get through on the basis of a better net run-rate."
