Australia-S Africa washed out at Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy Group A, Rawalpindi

Australia: Did not bat

South Africa: Did not bat

Match abandoned without a ball bowled

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Australia's game against South Africa in the Champions Trophy was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of persistent rain in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

The umpires came out and spoke with groundstaff at about 11:45 GMT and they called the match off at 12:15.

Both sides won their opening matches so now have three points in Group B and a win in their final game would guarantee qualification for the semi-finals.

The abandonment means England know they will reach the last four with wins against Afghanistan on Wednesday and South Africa on Saturday, but a defeat in either game would see Jos Buttler's side eliminated.

Australia's final group game is against Afghanistan on Friday, 28 February in Lahore.

South Africa play England in Karachi on Saturday.

Those matches will decide who progresses to the semi-finals from Group B.

England face Afghanistan in Lahore on Wednesday, with the match due to start at 09:00 GMT.

Both teams lost their opening match, against Australia and South Africa respectively.

There have been calls for the game not to go ahead with some saying England should boycott the match in response to the Taliban's actions in Afghanistan.