Beat Netherlands 2-0 on March 31 and April 2. They have held their best players from going to the IPL for three days in order to achieve that. The results will only see South Africa through to the World Cup if Sri Lanka lose at least two of their three games to New Zealand in a series that starts at the weekend and Ireland lose at least one against Bangladesh in a three-match series in May. Crucially, after missing several players through illness and injury, including captain Temba Bavuma who tweaked a hamstring in the second ODI, South Africa’s main goal is to have everyone fit to take on Netherlands, and if they do they will look at:

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