SA vs UAE: 5 talking points
SACricketmag.com analyses South Africa’s big win over the UAE and picks five talking points for what it means for the play-offs.
Proteas down UAE
South Africa beat the United Arab Emirates by 146 runs on Thursday to consolidate their position in Pool B.
Kallis: Proteas burdened by the past
The weight of South Africa’s reputation at World Cups will catch up with them when they reach the play-offs, says former Proteas great Jacques Kallis.
De Kock, Gibbs, AB record broken
South Africans Quinton de Kock, Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers – alongside Pakistani’s Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor – no longer jointly hold the record for the most consecutive ODI centuries.
Titans, Dolphins battle to chase Lions
The Titans and Dolphins go head to head in a battle to challenge the runaway Highveld Lions in the Sunfoil Series starting Thursday.
'We believe we're the best'
AB de Villiers says South Africa have moved on from their defeat to Pakistan and still believe they are the best team at the World Cup.
SA vs UAE: 6 talking points
South Africa play their final pool match against the UAE in Wellington on Thursday. We pick six things to look out for during the game.
The keeper conundrum
The debate around Quinton de Kock’s place in the team has been made worse by South Africa’s obvious reluctance to use AB de Villiers as a wicketkeeper at the World Cup, writes Kobus Pretorius.
CWC news round-up
England and Wales Cricket Board chief Paul Downton is standing behind under-fire coach Peter Moores in the aftermath of England’s embarrassing World Cup exit.
Quinton de Kock: In or out?
There is much debate as to what the best South African XI is, starting with the final World Cup pool match with the UAE. We asked four SACricketmag.com writers for their view on how the national selectors should approach the way forward.
England out: Twitter reaction
Here is a selection of how the cricketing fraternity reacted on Twitter following England’s defeat to Bangladesh which knocked them out of the World Cup on Monday.
Bangladesh KO England
Bangladesh knocked England out of the Cricket World Cup with a sensational 15-run Pool A victory at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to make the quarter-finals.
'Chasing requires mental shift'
South Africa have the right plans in place to bat second, but chasing totals requires a mental shift with which they haven’t coped well, says JP Duminy.
AB denies mental scars
AB de Villiers insists South Africa have not suffered any mental scars after another defeat chasing a total against Pakistan on Saturday.
CWC quarter-finals: How it stands
SACricketmag.com takes a look at how the quarter-finals of the World Cup are shaping up after Ireland’s defeat to India on Tuesday.
