KOLKATA, India (AP) — India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.
Both India and South Africa have already qualified for the semifinals – the top two sides in the points’ table.
India is the only undefeated side in the tournament with seven consecutive wins, and sits atop the table with 14 points.
South Africa has six wins in seven games, with just the one loss to the Netherlands, and has 12 points.
The remaining two berths are still up for grabs, as is the order of qualification, which will decide the semifinal matchups. Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the teams in contention for the last two semifinal spots.
India fielded an unchanged team from its previous game against Sri Lanka in Mumbai, where it won by a mammoth 302 runs after bowling out
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