Twitter reaction to SA win
Twitter lit up on Wednesday as South Africa hammered Sri Lanka in Sydney to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Here’s a selection of reactions.
‘We were obsessed with winning’
After winning their first ever World Cup play-off match, AB de Villiers says South Africa are quietly confident they can go all the way and win the World Cup.
Wessels on SuperSport
The Proteas produced the most complete performance yet in the World Cup to beat Sri Lanka, says SuperSport pundit Kepler Wessels.
Proteas bury play-off bogey
South Africa smashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Sydney on Wednesday to win their first ever World Cup knockout match.
SA beat Sri Lanka: 5 talking points
We pick out five talking points from South Africa’s convincing victory over Sri Lanka in Wednesday’s World Cup quarter-final in Sydney.
Duminy relishes WC hat-trick
Spinner JP Duminy cherished a rare World Cup hat-trick, as South Africa bowled Sri Lanka out for a mere 133 in Wednesday’s key quarter-final fixture at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
6 of the Best: Duminy’s hat-trick
We unearth some interesting statistics and facts on the back of JP Duminy’s World Cup hat-trick against Sri Lanka in Sydney on Wednesday…
Sangakkara by the numbers
Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been in red-hot form at the World Cup. We take a look at his statistics against South Africa as the teams prepare to meet in Wednesday’s quarter-final.
CWC news round-up
Pakistan will be without star fast-bowler Mohammad Irfan for their World Cup quarter-final against Australia after he was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
SA vs Sri Lanka head-to-heads
Ahead of Wednesday’s first World Cup quarter-final, we look at a history of the two teams in ODI competition dating back to 1992. The teams have always been close, which suggests the outcome in Sydney will be similar. No team has scored more than 339 runs in their head-to-heads.
AB: We’ll come out on top
AB de Villiers says South Africa won’t choke against Sri Lanka in Wednesday’s World Cup quarter-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
It’s not just AB, says Murali
For Sri Lanka to win the World Cup quarter-final against South Africa, they must bat first and look beyond AB de Villiers, says Muttiah Muralitharan.
Morkel moves into top 10
Morne Morkel’s performances at the World Cup has seen him break into the top 10 ODI bowlers list in the latest ICC rankings, published on Monday.
Amla: De Kock will come good
South Africa’s senior statesmen are lining up to sing the praises of under-fire Quinton de Kock.
Domingo: We have learned from the past
South Africa have faced up to their ‘chokers’ tag in World Cups and have learned from the mistakes that previous sides have made, says coach Russell Domingo.
