BCCI officials are keen on Srinivasan representing BCCI as he has been advocating again the uniform use of DRS from the start.
With rain forecast for Thursday's semi-final in Cardiff, the 2011 World Cup finalists will hope for enough over to try and outdo the other for a spot in the final on Sunday.
India had entered the ICC Champions Trophy on 119 ratings points and have moved to 121, thanks to victories over South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan.
| KNOCK OUT | |||||||
| DATE | TEAMS | VENUE | RESULT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, June 19 | England v South Africa | The Oval, London | To be played | ||||
| Thur, June 20 | India v Sri Lanka | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | To be played | ||||
| Sun, June 23 | T.B.C. v T.B.C. | Edgbaston, Birmingham | To be played | ||||
| GROUP STAGE | |||||||
| GROUP A | |||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Tie | NR | Lost | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.308 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -0.197 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.777 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.68 |
| GROUP B | |||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Tie | NR | Lost | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.938 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.642 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.422 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.035 |
After being put in to bat by the hosts, South Africa come up with a disastrous batting performance and are now struggling to reach even 150 runs. With rain forecast for Thursday's semi-final in Cardiff, the 2011 World Cup finalists will hope for enough over to try and outdo the other for a spot in the final on Sunday. India had entered the ICC Champions Trophy on 119 ratings points and have moved to 121, thanks to victories over South Africa, West Indies and Pakistan. 
England owed their competitive total of 287 for six to Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler who smashed 64 runs off the last three overs. 
Buttler's 47 not out off just 16 balls was pivotal in setting up England's 34-run win over NZ on Wednesday. 
Ian Bell was pleased to see England seamers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn back bowling in the nets ahead of third ODI against New Zealand. 
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