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AB de Villiers Lead South African Massacre of India’s Bowling to Win ODI Series at Mumbai While Afghanistan Score a Historic 3-2 ODI Series Win Over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

 October 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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AB de Villiers proved for the umpteenth time that no one in the world can match his batting skills whatever be the game’s format. His first century at Kanpur’s first ODI won the game for his country while a ruthless third of the 5-match series at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium had its own tale. Other than […]

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ODI Series Hangs in Balance After India Beat South Africa in the 4th Game at Chennai

 October 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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It has been an intriguing contest so far in the currently ongoing India South Africa ODI series. There was a pattern in the first two matches at Kanpur and Indore. Then India couldn’t chase 271 at Rajkot in the third match and finally in the fourth ODI, Virat Kohli’s century ensured a challenging total, which […]

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Rohit Sharma’s Century Goes Abegging as Duminy Guides South Africa to 7-wicket Victory in T-20 Opener at Dharamshala

 October 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa began their official campaign against India on a winning note. In an evenly contested T-20 game at Dharamshala, the visitors refused to be overawed by India’s score of 199/5 as they gave a hot chase to the 200-run victory target. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers were all business as they set upon […]

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Indian Cricket Team Gears Up for Upcoming Cricket Encounters with Visiting South Africans

 September 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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The South Africans arrive in India in late September for a 72-day long tour to play 3 T20 matches, 5 ODIs and 4 test matches. For the Proteas, it will be the longest tour to India that runs until December 2015. After India bounced back from the 0-1 test deficit against Sri Lanka recently, Ravi […]

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Bangladesh Show Their Mettle in ODI Series Against South Africa

 July 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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After losing both T-20 games and the first ODI, hosts Bangladesh bounced back with vengeance against the mighty South Africa in emphatically winning the ODI series last week. The first ODI belonged to South Africa’s debutant speedster Kagiso Rabada, who returned with the best figures by any international bowler on ODI debut. In ODI history, […]

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CWC 2015 First Semifinal: South Africa Came Close but Let Themselves Down by Fielding Lapses Towards the End

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa lost to New Zealand in the first semifinal on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. They batted well, bowled their heart out and threw themselves on the field but in the end Grant Elliot denied them. In a match that went to the very edges of pure thrill and kept spectators guessing until the last […]

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Sri Lanka Wilt Against South Africa in the First Quarterfinal of CWC 2015

 March 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the charged-up Sri Lankans, the quarterfinal against South Africa was reduced to an anti-climax after they played superbly all through the tournament. Even in a couple of defeats, they never surrendered tamely. They batted well, bowled well and excelled in the field but on Wednesday, all their hard work came to naught. Everything looked […]

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AB de Villiers Shines Yet Again in Easy Win Over UAE in Match 36 of CWC 2015

 March 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa kept their record of scoring 300-plus runs intact in this World Cup, whenever they have batted first. UAE were never expected to cause much worry anyway but they caused South Africa some early anxiety. There were some problems attributable to the nature of pitch at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. In middle overs, […]

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South Africa Stunned by Pakistani Bowlers in Match 29 of CWC 2015 at Auckland

 March 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was strange that South Africa made the choice of fielding first after winning the toss. All their victories in the CWC2015 have come, when they batted first and set targets. They lost to India, when Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat. But yesterday, de Villiers had been lucky with the coin toss […]

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CWC2015 Match 24: South Africa inflict massive defeat to Ireland

 March 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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In their last Group B match against the West Indies on February 27, AB de Villiers came as a late crusader and helped South Africa pile up 408/5 in 50 overs. There was no way that the West Indians could overhaul that and in an evitable result, they lost the 19th CWC2015 game at Sydney […]

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