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        <title>Wolvaardt and South Africa look for a change in fortunes</title>
        <description>Captain has had trouble navigating the powerplay and will want to do better in a virtual quarter-final against India on Sunday</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-t20-world-cup-ind-vs-sa-laura-wolvaardt-and-south-africa-look-for-a-change-in-fortunes-1542063</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:52:44 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Can South Africa fix their issues at No. 3 and No. 4?</title>
        <description>The upper middle order has been a problem leading into to this World Cup, and the game against Australia suggested no solution is as yet in sight</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-can-south-africa-fix-their-issues-at-no-3-and-no-4-1541308</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:56:39 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The laser focus of Kayla Reyneke, South Africa's brand-new point of difference </title>
        <description>She used to be a javelin thrower, loves hitting the ball big and hates numbers, small or big
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-t20-world-cup-the-laser-focus-of-kayla-reyneke-south-africas-brand-new-point-of-difference-1540832</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>T20 World Cup: Corteen-Coleman, Hunter and Nandani among breakout stars to watch</title>
        <description>From exciting prospects to recent debutants, these are the names to keep an eye on in England</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/eight-young-players-to-watch-at-womens-t20-world-cup-1540356</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The greatest internationals of the century No. 1: Jacques Kallis</title>
        <description>There was nothing he couldn't do, to the highest standard</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-international-cricketers-of-the-21st-century-no-1-1517004</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The greatest T20 batter of the century: AB de Villiers</title>
        <description>He inspired a generation of T20 batters to think differently and changed batting in the shortest format forever</description>
        
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        <link>https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1538639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS</link>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-t20-batter-of-the-century-ab-de-villiers-1538639</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The greatest men's internationals of the century No. 6: AB de Villiers</title>
        <description>When AB was at the crease, no part of the ground was safe</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-mens-internationals-of-the-century-no-6-1531223</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 17:04:21 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The greatest men's internationals of the century No. 8: Dale Steyn</title>
        <description>Fast, furious and fearless, the South Africa pacer was the stuff of batters' nightmares</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-mens-international-cricketers-of-the-21st-century-no-8-1531222</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>A finisher's fate: Miller puts himself out there again</title>
        <description>It can't be easy volunteering for a job where if you fail, you get undue criticism and if you succeed, you get over the top praise</description>
        
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        <link>https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1536368.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS</link>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/stoic-mastermind-david-miller-manages-the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-t20-chases-for-delhi-capitals-1536368</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Jansen has become 'comfortable in my own skin' in the last year</title>
        <description>He has excelled in the longest and shortest formats and is content to not take the new ball for Punjab Kings so far in IPL 2026</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/dc-vs-pbks-ipl-2026-marco-jansen-has-become-comfortable-in-my-own-skin-in-the-last-year-1533408</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:54:44 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The Maharaj hand in South Africa Women's spin success</title>
        <description>With the men's team on a winter break, the left-arm spinner has worked on the women's team's backroom staff, with excellent results</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-ind-2nd-t20i-the-keshav-maharaj-hand-in-south-africa-womens-spin-success-1532790</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:52:32 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>IPL winner Ngidi returns to Bengaluru with a job to do</title>
        <description>Slower ball specialist is the best death bowler of the season. RCB are the quickest scoring team in overs 17-20. </description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rcb-vs-dc-ipl-2026-ipl-winner-lungi-ngidi-returns-to-bengaluru-with-a-job-to-do-1532349</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The IPL might be bigger but the PSL has all the major drama</title>
        <description>Our correspondent compares the two behemoths, and feels sorry for Beyers Swanepoel
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-ipl-might-be-bigger-but-the-psl-has-all-the-major-drama-1531992</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:54:46 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Who has the most ducks in the IPL?</title>
        <description>And how many IPL matches have seen all 20 wickets fall?</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/who-has-the-most-ducks-in-the-ipl-1531691</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Has any player appeared for more different IPL franchises than Shardul Thakur?</title>
        <description>And which pair has played the most Tests without ever batting together?</description>
        
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        <link>https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1530723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS</link>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/has-any-player-appeared-for-more-different-ipl-franchises-than-shardul-thakur-1530723</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>The South African octet before the Hermann brothers</title>
        <description>Before Jordan Hermann and Rubin Hermann played together on Sunday, eight other pairs of brothers featured together for South Africa</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-brothers-who-played-international-cricket-together-for-south-africa-before-hermann-1528047</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:52:17 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>With careers to launch and rebuild, Mokoena and Coetzee impress right away</title>
        <description>While 19-year-old Mokoena was on debut against NZ, Coetzee was back after yet another injury layoff</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/nz-vs-sa-nqobani-mokoena-gerald-coetzee-impress-with-careers-to-launch-and-rebuild-1528054</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:07:19 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Sure, India won the World Cup, but what were the real big achievements at the tournament?</title>
        <description>We hand out the awards that matter
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sure-india-won-the-world-cup-but-what-were-the-real-big-achievements-1527926</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>South Africa's men and women's teams head to New Zealand with differing stakes</title>
        <description>While the men's teams have second-string squads, the women's teams are going full-strength with a World Cup on the horizon</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/south-africas-men-and-womens-teams-head-to-new-zealand-with-differing-stakes-1527919</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:53:14 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>ESPNcricinfo Awards 2025 men's captain of the year: symbolism plus silverware</title>
        <description>Temba Bavuma led South Africa to where no other captain had taken them before
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/espncricinfo-awards-2025-mens-captain-of-the-year-temba-bavuma-1524522</url>
        
        
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        <title>ESPNcricinfo Awards 2025 men's Test batting winner: Markram's mountain</title>
        <description>South Africa were well behind and looked on course for another ICC knockout loss when one man stood up and made it count
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/espncricinfo-awards-2025-mens-test-batting-winner-aiden-markram-136-vs-australia-wtc-final-1524447</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>One battle after another: SA confront another knockout loss</title>
        <description>They put on a stellar campaign in this T20 World Cup but now need to learn from another exit after coming so close</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-1st-semi-final-south-africa-confront-another-knockout-loss-1526938</url>
        
        
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        <title>South Africa's defeat goes against the grain even if we've been here before</title>
        <description>It felt like nothing could go wrong for South Africa, then everything went wrong, all at once</description>
        
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        <title>South Africa vs New Zealand Live Score, T20WC 26 Semi Final: NZ in final after Allen's blitz</title>
        <description>SA vs NZ Semi Final Live Cricket Score: South Africa face New Zealand in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens in Kolkata for a spot in the grand final. This high-stakes knockout contest begins at 7pm IST.</description>
        
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        <title>They're fab (kinda) and there's four of them: a progress report on the World Cup semi-finalists</title>
        <description>Our columnist makes a splashy return just as things get interesting in the T20 World Cup</description>
        
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        <description>The 105 runs added by West Indies from 71 for 6 made them the first team to add 100-plus runs after the sixth wicket at men's T20 World Cups</description>
        
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        <description>South Africa are in a strong position to make the semi-finals, while India have to win big to overcome their NRR deficit and beat West Indies in the race</description>
        
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        <title>The Lungi Ngidi slower ball: Honed in India, unleashed on India</title>
        <description>He learned the art from one of its best practitioners, Dwayne Bravo, and he's now using it to boss the T20 World Cup</description>
        
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        <description>Miller, Brevis and Stubbs counterattacked in style in Ahmedabad to shut the door on India</description>
        
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