Proteas renew bittersweet World Cup adventure: \u0027We\u0027re not chokers\u0027
The South Africans have suffered several heartbreaks at previous World Cup.The Proteas take a winning momentum into their Cricket World Cup opener against Sri Lanka desperate to escape the tag of big-time chokers.
At the 1999 event, they conjured defeat from certain victory in a farcical finish in their semi-final with Australia.He added:"Obviously there's been history and there's been games that we've not played well in that have let us down. But I would never say the 'chokers' tag applies to us, although that's what everyone says."
Quinton de Kock, who will retire from ODI cricket after the tournament, for example has thrived in India and in 2022 hit the third highest ever score in IPL history of 140 not out."I think all we could do is for the guys who have that experience and knowledge, they can share it among the team or use it in terms of our strategies and plans."
-South Africa v Sri Lanka record ahead of their World Cup group game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday:03/03/2019: Johannesburg - South Africa won by 8 wickets10/03/2019: Durban - South Africa won by 71 runs16/03/2019: Cape Town - South Africa won by 41 runs02/09/2021: Colombo - Sri Lanka won by 14 runsSri Lanka, the 1996 World Cup winners, had to come through qualifying to reach the tournament.
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