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Itu2019s mind-boggling for a side like South Africa that has always featured among the best teams in world cricket to consistently disappoint at the biggest stage; a modern-day cricket tragedy. Their dismal performance over the last two decades in ICC tournaments has given rise to the infamous chokers tag.
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South Africa and the World Cup: Cricket’s Greatest Tragedy
It’s mind-boggling for a side like South Africa that has always featured among the best teams in world cricket to consistently disappoint at the biggest stage; a modern-day cricket tragedy. Their dismal performance over the last two decades in ICC tournaments has given rise to the infamous chokers tag. Origin of the dreaded word To learn about the origin of the word, we’ll need to take a trip down memory lane: 1999 ICC World Cup Semi-Final vs Australia: South Africa were sailing smoothly towards their first ever World Cup final. Needing 9 runs in the final over with all-rounder Lance Klusener at the crease seemed like a walk in the park. Klusener smashed two boundaries off the first two balls, leaving the equation at 1 run needed from 4 balls. However, a disastrous mix-up with the last man Allan Donald led to an unnecessary run out. The match ended in a tie which cost the Proteas their final wicket and a place in the final, as Australia progressed ahead and went on to win the tournament. Since then there have been numerous instances of them being in strong positions in knockout phases in ICC tournaments only to go on and make a mess out of it.
2002 Champions Trophy Semi-final vs India: Chasing a target of 262 in the semi-final against high-flying India, South Africa were comfortably placed at 192/1, but crumbled and eventually lost the match by a margin of 10 runs. 2003 ICC World Cup Group Match vs Sri Lanka : This was a rain interrupted game. South Africa did some horrific calculation regarding the Duckworth-Lewis method and Mark Boucher, the batsman on strike, got a wrong message. With a steady drizzle pouring over ground, he smashed a six on the penultimate ball off MuthiahMuralitharan’s over and victoriously punched the air thinking SA were through on the D/L method. Boucher played the last ball casually and didn’t take a run. The play stopped and based on the D/L method the match was tied. Sri Lanka progressed in the tournament courtesy of their better league stage performance.
2011 ICC World Cup Quarter final vs New Zealand: Graeme Smith’s men threw away a place in the final four as they collapsed under the pressure of chasing 222. Comfortably in the driver’s seat at 108/2, South Africa lost 8 wickets for 64 to succumb to a humiliating defeat. 2015 ICC World Cup Semi-final vs New Zealand: For the first time South Africa managed to win a knockout game in the World Cup after they beat Sri Lanka convincingly to set up a semi-final clash with New Zealand. The Black Caps were set a total of 298 in a match reduced to 43 overs. And they made a mess of it. Two simple run-out chances were fluffed, and a collision between JP Duminy and FarhaanBehardien gave a lifeline to Grant Elliot when only 14 runs were needed for victory. The latter was a chance that would cost them a spot in the final as Elliot smashed the fearsome Dale Steyn for a six giving the Black Caps victory with one ball to spare. The only tournament they have won since their arrival to the big stage in 1992 was the inaugural Champions Trophy in 1998. But since then all major players of the game including Australia, India, England, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Windies and New Zealand have all tasted silverware since the turn of the millennium.
2019 ICC World Cup Despite the absence of the legendary AB de Villiers, South Africa still boasted a strong squad comprising the likes of Faf du Plessis, the in-form Quinton de Kock and not to mention the promising KagisoRabada. Unfortunately, they’ve gotten off to a really poor start, losing their first three matches to England, Bangladesh and India, which seriously jeopardizes their chances of making the semis. “The change-room is hurting; the guys are a little down. But we are still fighting“, the skipper said. Dale Steyn being ruled out from the tournament and the injury to Lungi Ndidi certainly hasn’t helped them either. The Proteas now have a do-or-die game against the West Indies on Monday. The road ahead Judging by the way things are headed, South Africa has a lot to do to make something out of this World Cup. It is unfair for a team with such potential to be subjected to derogatory taunts by fans and the media alike. Winning a major competition is now perhaps the only way to shed the scarring chokers label. Come witness the thrills of the World Cup on FairPlay999, where one can find the best cricket odds in sports betting in India. Sign-up now!
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