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South Africa turn to introspection after thrashing

South Africa turn to introspection after thrashing

AB de Villiers had marked out the ODIs in Sri Lanka as the beginning of South Africa's approach to the 2015 World Cup, but South Africa's captain conceded, after the fifth ODI in Colombo, that the 4-1 thrashing may trigger changes in personnel

01-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Dominant Sri Lanka make it 4-1

Dominant Sri Lanka make it 4-1

South Africa suffered a fifth successive sub-standard batting performance in Sri Lanka to concede the final match in the series - a dead rubber - to opposition who have shown their superiority

31-Jul-2013•The Report by Firdose Moonda

'Situation allows us to free up a bit' - de Villiers

'Situation allows us to free up a bit' - de Villiers

With South Africa missing the services of Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, a 3-2 series loss to Sri Lanka would not be such a bad result, especially with the inexperience in the squad

30-Jul-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

Chance for youngsters to shine

Chance for youngsters to shine

Wednesday's encounter could shape to be another meaningless dead rubber in a series already short on context, but Sri Lanka's selectors have stepped in to ratchet up interest, if only among the host nation's fans

30-Jul-2013•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

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