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.
All boxes ticked in a perfect 10
The only bad news is that South Africa can’t get any better than they did in destroying Sri Lanka in Sydney.
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.
Langeveldt’s hat-trick
Charl Langeveldt claimed South Africa’s first ever ODI hat-trick against the West Indies in 2005.
Tahir puts Sri Lanka in a spin
Imran Tahir and JP Duminy did the bulk of the damage to limit Sri Lanka to 133 in the World Cup quarter-final in Sydney.
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…
Sri Lanka opt to bat
Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bat first in the quarter-final against South Africa in Sydney.
SA’s worst World Cup XI
On Monday, we picked our best World Cup XI. Today, we pick out worst World Cup XI from 1992 until 2015.
Lasith Malinga’s spell of terror
At the 2007 World Cup, South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 1 wicket in the super eight stage, but not before Lasith Malinga gave them a big scare by taking four wickets in four balls to almost single handedly win it for his team.
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.
