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A history of South African heartbreak



1992 World Cup – semi-last 

South Africa, permitted into their first World Cup in the run-up as far as possible of politically-sanctioned racial segregation, were on the cusp of a fantasy appearance when rain ceased play with the Proteas requiring 22 off 13 balls for triumph. In any case, when they returned on the field only 10 minutes after the fact, the scoreboard demonstrated they required an inconceivable 22 off one ball under the guidelines overseeing precipitation influenced matches at the time 

1996 World Cup – quarter-last 

South Africa made a choice bumble in discarding Allan Donald for spinner Paul Adams on a seamers' heaven in a Karachi quarter-last. They turned out badly in the field as Brian Lara scored a dashing 111 in their quarter-last against a West Indies group that packaged out the intensely supported Proteas. 

1999 World Cup – super-sixes 

Steve Waugh denies he expressed the well known sledge "You've recently dropped the World Cup" (it was something progressively mundane like "you've quite recently cost South Africa the match") however it's instilled in cricket fables now. Herschelle Gibbs broadly dropped a straightforward shot when endeavoring to flick it up in festivity. Waugh, at that point on 56, proceeded to make an unbeaten 120 and guide Australia to the objective of 272 in the last finished. 

1999 World Cup – semi-last 

Shaun Pollock knocked down some pins amazingly as South Africa, regardless of 50s from Michael Bevan and Steve Waugh, held Australia to 213. Be that as it may, with leg-turn extraordinary Shane Warne taking four wickets, Australia remained in the match. Be that as it may, it appeared Lance Klusener was set to win it off his very own bat, regardless of having recently last man Allan Donald for organization. With four balls left, they required only one to win be that as it may, as Klusener set off for a solitary off a mishit, Donald remained in his ground, dropped his bat lastly kept running as a transfer toss including Mark Waugh and Damien Fleming prompted the bowler underarming the ball to wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist to finish a run-out. The match was tied however inevitable heroes Australia went into the last on predominant net run rate. 

2007 World Cup – semi-last 

In 2007 out of a much-advertised Anzac Day semi-last the heaviness of desire hung intensely on the South Africans' shoulders as they kept running into an uncontrolled Australia in St Lucia, shot away by the pace of Shaun Tait and the bothering line and length of Glenn McGrath to be hard and fast for 149. Michael Clarke's guaranteed unbeaten 60 guaranteed Australia easily handled the pursuit. 


2011 World Cup – quarter-last 

South Africa had bossed the gathering stages and entered the quarter-last vigorously supported over a Black Caps side that had recently snuck into the last eight. Jesse Ryder hit 83 and the New Zealanders limped to a well worse than average 221. South Africa were cruising at 2-108 when Kallis was well gotten by Jacob Oram wavering. 

At the point when Faf du Plessis called de Villiers through for a suicide single and ran their star batsman out, the Kiwis moved into the youthful Protea, encompassing him, urging him the hugeness of what he'd done. South Africa couldn't deal with it and disintegrated, losing their last eight wickets for 64 and were packaged out by 49 runs. 

2015 World Cup – semi-last 

Debate before this match even started: South Africa's confused goals of racial change saw a half-fit Vernon Philander infused into the XI to the detriment of Kyle Abbott, who had been exceptional. Later reports proposed the change was made at the command of South Africa's games priest and commander AB de Villiers had about pulled back from the diversion in challenge. 

By and by, we were blessed to receive a spine chiller in Auckland. In a rain-interfered with innings, South Africa didn't break walk, including 65 in their last five overs to set New Zealand a reexamined triumph focus of 298. 

Having persevered through a Brendon McCullum raid, his rejection started a wobble with Martin Guptill run out in a terrible mistake with Ross Taylor. South Africa had more than a lot of opportunities to convey the thump out hit to the Black Caps: De Villiers bumbled at the stumps to miss running out Corey Anderson, who put on a century association with Grant Elliott; wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock missed an assemble to blow another get run-out shot; substitute defender Farhaan Behardien and JP Duminy almost crashed in the profound and neither got the late-innings opportunity. 

With two balls left, New Zealand required five to win. A nerveless Elliott fixed the win by crushing quick bowler Dale Steyn for six off the second-last conveyance.

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