RECAP: South Africa clinch stunning draw against New Zealand

The Proteas faced a crucial game against New Zealand in Group G at 18:00 on Wednesday, 2 August, as they sought to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the Netball World Cup semi-finals.

As it turned out, they produced an incredible performance to clinch a 48-48 draw.

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PERMUTATIONS FROM SA PERSPECTIVE

Following Sunday’s loss against Jamaica, South Africa bounced back to winning ways on Monday night with a commanding 69-28 victory over Trinidad & Tobago – a team that is ranked six places under them — in the newly formed Pool G for the Preliminaries Stage 2 — “Super Six” — of the tournament.

Having already beating Trinidad & Tobago, the Proteas still have to face New Zealand and Uganda in the Preliminaries Stage 2. But what are the permutations for them to secure a semi-final berth at the 2023 Netball World Cup?

Here’s what needs to happen for the host nation to stay in the hunt for a place in the last four.

The key things to note:

— The Spar Proteas simply have to beat both New Zealand and Uganda and they’ll go through to the next round.
— If the Proteas lose to New Zealand, they need a win against Uganda and hope New Zealand beat Jamaica.
— Another possible route to the last four for the Proteas is if New Zealand lose both their remaining Pool G games against South Africa and Jamaica.

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