The Proteas cricket crew have disenchanted as soon as once more at a World Cup event with a devastating loss to the Netherlands on the T20 World Cup in Australia on Sunday.
Having carried out nicely from the beginning, and even beating India with ease, the Proteas misplaced the final two matches on the trot towards Pakistan and the Netherlands to get eradicated from the event.
T20 World Cup efficiency
After doing so nicely and nearly having one foot within the semi-finals, the Proteas couldn’t blame something exterior of their very own management – there was no rain, no freakish misfortune – for dropping to the Netherlands and failing to make the semi-finals.
Chasing 159 to win, the Proteas stumbled to 145/8 in Sunday’s Adelaide Oval encounter.
The gorgeous loss means South Africa will miss the semi-finals.
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Chokers
The Proteas have turn into identified as perennial and serial chokers in main tournaments having misplaced all of their knockout matches in International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments.
It all began once they couldn’t win the semi-final towards Australia within the 1999 World Cup.
Australia had been bundled out for 213 runs, however the South African aspect might handle only a tie, and primarily based on their efficiency within the Super-6 stage, South Africa acquired eradicated.
Social media
The “chokers” hashtag was trending on Twitter on Sunday as heartbroken South Africans took to social media to specific their disappointment on the loss.
Karishma Sing was one of these.
“South Africa beats the best team in business on any given day but then goes back to being chokers. How do you lose to [the] Netherlands after having some of the best T20 players?”
Former Proteas cricket star AB de Villiers tweeted: “Ouch! Feel sorry for our boys. Well played Holland.”
No chokers
During the 2011 Cricket World Cup, De Villiers mentioned the Protea’s losses had nothing to do with “choking.”
“ICC [International Cricket Council] events are difficult things, you have to peak at the right time. It has nothing to do with choking or throwing a game away. It’s pressure and other teams may have played better that time.”
Do the Proteas deserve a World Cup?
Despite the loss and the chokers’ title, South Africans need the Proteas to do nicely.
South Africa has all the time been thought-about a robust pressure in world cricket, nevertheless it has usually been seen to crumble on huge events just like the Cricket World Cups.
Bafana Bafana received the African Cup of Nation, and the Springboks received the Rugby World Cup thrice, in 1995, 2007 and 2019.
So, the query stays, when are the Proteas going to raise that elusive Word Cup trophy which has been dodging them for therefore lengthy and get rid of the “chokers” title as soon as and for all?
Time will inform…
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