JP Duminy

South Africa wallop Ireland to ease into quarterfinals

By Suneer Chowdhary

South Africa became the first team from Group B to qualify for the quarter-finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 when they easily brushed Ireland aside by 131 runs on Tuesday.

Duminy scores half-century to rescue South Africa

By Manoj Vatsyayana

JP Duminy cracked an impressive 99 under pressure to help South Africa post a challenging 272-7 against a fighting Ireland in their World Cup clash on Tuesday. 

Duminy misses 100 but rescues South Africa

By Suneer Chowdhary

South Africa were inserted in by Ireland given that it was overcast and that rain and the ensuing Duckworth-Lewis would have been a concern. The decision proved to be a ripper. After Hashim Amla had hit a four and a six and then slashed Boyd Rankin to the third-man fielder – while attempting to do a Virender Sehwag – wickets fell at regular intervals.

This time for South Africa?

South Africa have suffered some heartbreaking upsets in crucial World Cups.

South Africa can shed their reputation chokers, insists Duminy

Duminy believes that having a 15-man squad that boasts 11 World Cup debutants means a campaign free of the baggage of failure. "We know that tag (as chokers) haunts us quite a bit but there are a lot of new faces in the team," Duminy told cricinfo on Friday.

Pressure eases for patchy South Africa

Since South Africa reached the 1992 World Cup semi-finals, the country’s public have expected more from them than they have been able to deliver in the global showpiece.

Stats Story: XI of the best in ODIs in 2010

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