The top two teams from the group stage will face off in the summit showdown on Saturday, marking the completion of the two-week competition in England. After India boycotted the match because of political tensions between the two nations, Pakistan won four of their five games, with the final one ending in a draw. With four victories and one defeat, they were in first place, followed by South Africa in second place.
India was supposed to play Pakistan in the semi-final, however they pulled out of that match just like they did in the group stage. Pakistan won the match and went to the championship game as a result.
In contrast, South Africa faced Australia in a match that ended up being extremely close. They had to defend three runs off the last delivery to win after scoring 186-8 while batting first. With a magnificent throw from the boundary to force a run-out and advance South Africa, captain AB de Villiers contributed to the triumph.