Semi-final exit is no surprise
The result as well as the quality of the Proteas’ performance in the World Cup semi-final was not entirely unexpected.
The result as well as the quality of the Proteas’ performance in the World Cup semi-final was not entirely unexpected.
How cruel of the cricketing gods that it would be a native of South Africa who would crush South Africa’s hopes of a first ever World Cup final.
If South Africa win this semi-final I have no doubt they will go all the way and win the World Cup as well.
South Africa have found their strongest XI and are peaking at the right stage of the tournament.
If South Africa are to win this World Cup, they will have succeeded in transforming a weakness into a strength.
That really seemed all so easy, didn’t it? The boys made light work of it and congratulations to them.
The only bad news is that South Africa can’t get any better than they did in destroying Sri Lanka in Sydney.
I’m going for our bowlers to spark and put South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals.
The toss might seem like a sideshow to the main event, but whoever wins it is likely to bat first in Sydney.
Kyle Abbott must play ahead of Vernon Philander in the quarter-final against Sri Lanka in Sydney.
The Proteas will prevail in the play-offs if AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, and Faf du Plessis all hold their nerve.
SA Cricket magazine spoke exclusively to Scotland’s in-form World Cup batsman Kyle Coetzer, whose connection to South Africa is alive and well – and will soon have the chance to rekindle yesteryear’s success with Richard Levi and Rory Kleinveldt.
Quinton de Kock must be backed to open the batting in the Proteas’ final pool match against the UAE.
Opening with Rilee Rossouw and pushing Quinton de Kock to No 6 could solve South Africa’s batting problems.
It really is quite bizarre how South Africa’s batsmen have imploded batting second at this World Cup.