SA ready for unpredictable semi
South Africa are ready for the ‘unknown’ when they face New Zealand in the first World Cup semi-final in Auckland on Tuesday, says David Miller.
‘Proteas must hit reset button’
South Africa will have to forget about last Wednesday’s historic win against Sri Lanka as they prepare to face favourites New Zealand in the semi-finals in Auckland on Tuesday.
Guptill blows Windies away
Martin Guptill blasted the second-highest ODI score of all time, an unbeaten 237, as New Zealand amassed 393-6 and put themselves on course for a semi-final meeting with South Africa.
Cullinan: Nothing has changed
Only a World Cup victory will rid South Africa of the chokers tag, says former South Africa batsman Daryll Cullinan.
True test of mettle looms
If South Africa are to win this World Cup, they will have succeeded in transforming a weakness into a strength.
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…
