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Anxious Abbott still second choice

As the semi-final draws nearer and Vernon Philander's recovery continues, all Kyle Abbott can do is watch and wait and work on his own game

21-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Bowlers fire Pakistan Women to series win

Sumaiya Siddiqi, Asmavia Iqbal and Anam Amin all delivered incisive spells to suffocate South Africa Women and set up Pakistan's six-wicket win in Sharjah

20-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Marina and Asmavia sink SA Women

A three-wicket haul from Asmavia Iqbal, followed by a 42 from the opener Marina Iqbal powered Pakistan Women's five-wicket win against South Africa Women in Sharjah

19-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

SA minister pleased with end to knockout jinx

"Bunch of semi-finalists heading for a World Cup win." is how South Africa's sports minister Fikile Mbalula labelled the team after their historic, first-ever knockout win at a World Cup

19-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

We're not going to show any weakness - de Villiers

South Africa captain AB de Villiers has said his side had prepared for a show of strength against Sri Lanka in their quarter-final in Sydney, which they won comprehensively by nine wickets

18-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

Sangakkara rues being undone by spin

Kumar Sangakkara was unhappy with Sri Lanka's capitulation to South Africa's spinners in the quarter-final at the SCG

18-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SCG

Pumped-up South Africa end knockout hoodoo

South Africa bowled out Sri Lanka for 133 in a show of pumped-up skill, hostility and aggression to seal their first win in a knockout match in a World Cup

18-Mar-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Lee 54 guides SA Women to series win

Lizelle Lee's fifth ODI half-century helped South Africa Women clinch the series 2-1 with a five-wicket victory against Pakistan Women in Sharjah

17-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We're not going to choke' - de Villiers

Faced with the history of having never won a knockout game in the World Cup, South Africa captain AB de Villiers said he wanted his side to play good cricket and come out on top against Sri Lanka in Sydney

17-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

Unfazed Sri Lanka target South Africa's history

Is South Africa's batting exceptionally good, or is it brittle? Is Sri Lanka's bowling wily or weak? The first quarter-final features two of the more schizophrenic teams of the tournament

17-Mar-2015•Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Domingo confident of strong show in big matches

South Africa's defeats against India and Pakistan have left them exposed to hearing a lot of clearing of throats and seeing a lot of clutching at them

16-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

Lions stay on top with 10-wicket win

A round-up of the Sunfoil Matches that ended on March 15, 2015

15-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Luus five-for helps SA Women draw level

A five-wicket haul from the legspinner Sune Luus helped South Africa Women beat Pakistan Women by three wickets in the second ODI in Sharjah and level the series 1-1 with one match left

15-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Maroof, Amin sink South Africa Women

Misbah Maroof missed out on a maiden ODI hundred, but her 99, followed by a three-wicket haul from left-arm spinner Anam Amin sent Pakistan Women on their way to a 57-run win against South Africa Women in Sharjah

13-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

South Africa announce home season fixtures

South Africa will host New Zealand for two T20Is and three ODIs from August 14 in a packed home season

13-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tauqir heartened by UAE fight

Mohammad Tauqir wasn't impressed by South Africa's short-ball tactics, but he was pleased his UAE side came close to lasting 50 overs against them

12-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

'De Kock will play a part in us winning the World Cup'

Despite being the only member of South Africa's top six to have not scored a century in the group stages, Quinton de Kock remains AB de Villiers' "first pick" for the starting XI in the knockouts

12-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

De Villiers, Behardien thump UAE

AB de Villiers' rapid 99 and Farhaan Behardien unbeaten 64 off 31 balls took South Africa to 341 for 6 and thumped UAE by 146 runs

12-Mar-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

'We're the best team in the tournament' - de Villiers

our days after AB de Villiers questioned whether South Africa had an inflated sense of self after they lost a second group game, the captain has u-turned on that sentiment

11-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

UAE last test run for South Africa

Batting second is the area South Africa need to do the most work on, but if they are not given the choice, they can only treat the UAE game as an exercise in getting players in form

11-Mar-2015•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

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