South Africa have taken an 18-hour stopover in Dubai between matches in Pakistan in their stride and used the opportunity to "get out and walk and have some nice steak" between the end of the Champions Trophy group stage and their semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday.

Fans look big screen showing massaging the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Australia and South Africa is abandoned due rain, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum

Australia and South Africa will travel to Dubai before the Champions Trophy semi-finals, despite not knowing if they will play there or in Pakistan.

Some UK lawmakers want England to boycott Wednesday's match, while South Africa's sports minister had spoken against playing their game last week during the tournament in Pakistan. "These guys are brave.

South Africa’s batters will relish the placid wickets at the Champions Trophy venues but need their bowlers to be more disciplined after two chastening defeats in their recent Tri-Series fixtures in Pakistan,

Night golf was on the menu for some of the South Africans during their dash to Dubai. Doubtless others went to the malls and subjected themselves to the traffic. What they didn't do was concern themselves with Sunday's match, even though its outcome determined where they would go next.

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Opener Ryan Rickelton’s maiden one-day international century earned South Africa a 107-run victory over Champions Trophy debutant Afghanistan on Friday. Rickelton hit 103 off 106 balls and four of the top five batters scored at least half-centuries in South Africa's 315-6 total.