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P18-19 Layout 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 South Africa goes easy on cricket team STELLENBOSCH: Led by unexpected praise from ers” and “useless, unbearable individuals.” pitch. The Times called it “A crying shame,” and the able to accept its World Cup eliminations as the nation’s outspoken sports minister, South Africa He was kinder to the cricketers. “You made us tabloid Daily Sun even called them “brave Proteas.” straightforward. In the 1992 semifinals it felt it was went easy on its cricket team after another painful proud as a nation as you fought until the last Most newspapers blamed South African bowling given an impossible task after rain led to a recalcula- loss at the World Cup. minute,” Mbalula said. “You are winners in my eyes and fielding errors for allowing New Zealand to pass tion; in 1999 South Africa was eliminated in the A long history of failure at the tournament has and I’m sure the whole nation agrees.” the victory target of 298, but a few alluded to a semifinals on run rate after a tie with Australia; and often put the Proteas at the sharp end of stinging Yesterday’s newspapers reflected the players’ bit- sense of injustice after South Africa’s innings was in 2003 the team itself made a mistake with the for- criticism from the demanding media and fans back ter disappointment - with some in tears after the interrupted by rain while going well, and then mula and finished a run short of progressing. home. But sports minister Fikile Mbalula said he was elimination - but there was no mention of “chokers,” shortened, and its total recalculated according to Most newspapers noted with despair that Grant still proud of the team after its nail-biting loss to the dreaded term previously given to the team for cricket’s complex Duckworth-Lewis formula. Elliott, the man who played the match-winning New Zealand in the semifinals on Tuesday. losing crucial World Cup games. South Africa coach Russell Domingo felt the total innings for New Zealand, was born in South Africa. Mbalula is famous for launching a scathing “World Cup tears” said the Afrikaans-language New Zealand was chasing should have been higher He left for New Zealand after deciding he’d proba- attack on South Africa’s soccer team after a loss in a Die Burger newspaper with a photograph of fast than 298, feeding some of the media’s questions bly never make the South African team. “World Cup tournament last year, calling them “a bunch of los- bowler Dale Steyn lying flat out on his back on the over the calculation. South Africa has rarely been taunts SA once again,” The Times said. — AP Balance and composure the keys to NZ progress AUCKLAND: The calm, assured manner in match situation. which New Zealand chased down South “I was pretty calm for most of it but Africa’s imposing total on Tuesday to towards the end I started hoping ... the boys advance to their first cricket World Cup final would be able to pull it off. “I had immense is a hallmark of a team that has developed faith in them.” Faith is exactly what coach into a cohesive unit over the last two years. Mike Hesson had in Elliot, whose innings of 84 not out justified his inclusion in the World Cup squad after somewhat surpris- ingly having been out of the team for 14 months. The 36-year-old was also a reassur- ing voice for powerful youngster Corey Anderson as they put on 103 runs for the fifth wicket, which ultimately gave New Zealand the win. The partnership highlight- ed the strength of New Zealand’s batting lineup, with a top order of McCullum, Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson offering contrasting approaches to run scoring. Guptill is technically proficient but can also blast away when needed, as was evi- dent in his World Cup record 237 not out against West Indies in the quarter-final. Williamson is the classic accumulator while McCullum’s swaggering aggression puts opposing attacks off their rhythm and gives New Zealand a flying start. The players from four to seven-Ross Taylor, Elliott, Anderson and wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi-are a highly competent engine room designed to take the team through to MELBOURNE: New Zealand cricket play- imposing totals or to chase down targets. er Brendon McCullum arrives at All have contributed to helping their side to Melbourne Airport . New Zealand will victory over New Zealand’s domestic sum- play in the Cricket World Cup final in mer. Opening bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Melbourne, Sunday. — AP Southee are arguably the best new-ball pair at the tournament, with Boult the leading Brendon McCullum’s side sealed a four- wicket taker with 21, while Southee has the wicket win over South Africa when Grant best figures of 7-33. AUCKLAND: South Africa’s JP Duminy (left) collides with teammate South Africa’s Farhaan Behardien and drop a catch chance during their four Elliott swatted Dale Steyn over deep mid- “We have been confident all along in wicket loss to New Zealand in their Cricket World Cup semifinal on Tuesday. — AP wicket for a six, igniting euphoric scenes terms of what we do,” Hesson said. “We rarely seen at a New Zealand sporting know the brand of cricket we want to play, event. “I looked around the group and saw we are pretty confident that is a good style South Africa’s comedy of that everyone was pretty calm,” McCullum for us. “We have got a chance to put on a told reporters on Wednesday of how his good show on Sunday and we will prepare team dealt with the intense pressure of the for that.” — Reuters errors no laughing matter SYDNEY: Another World Cup semi-final but with none of his eight overs on Tuesday pro- of ‘T-CUP’ (Thinking Clearly Under Pressure) another failure to get to the final has left many ducing a wicket. became apparent, with captain AB de Villiers South Africa fans questioning what their side “You’ve got an in form bowler (Abbott) fumbling a run-out of Corey Anderson and must do to reach one-day international crick- who’s got bounce and he’s got pace and has Grant Elliott benefitting from another failed et’s showpiece match. bowled so well in the last couple of days. run out attempt and a dropped catch. Tuesday’s dramatic four-wicket defeat by You’ve got to be so brave to change that bowl- Anderson (58) helped Elliott added 103 for the New Zealand in a rain-affected clash at ing line-up,” former South Africa spinner Pat fifth wicket before the South Africa-born Auckland’s Eden Park was the fourth time the Symcox told local radio. Elliott, raising his game, completed a match- Proteas had made it to the last four-and the Dale Steyn is widely acknowledged as the winning 84 not out. fourth time they hadn’t reached the final. In best fast bowler of his generation, his Test “I didn’t take that (run-out chance) unfortu- 1992 they were undone by the unfairness of average of just over 22 runs per wicket placing nately, but yes if you want to see it that way the rain rule then in force which left them him among cricket’s all-time greats. that I cost us then I’ll gladly take it,” said a dis- needing an impossible 21 off one ball to beat But a return off 11 wickets in eight matches traught de Villiers. Former South Africa captain England, while in 2007 they were swept aside at this World Cup was modest for a man of his Graeme Smith, writing on the ICC’s website, by Australia. However, Tuesday’s clash had class and on Tuesday his 8.5 overs cost an said: “The Proteas missed the half-chances that echoes of South Africa’s 1999 tie with expensive 76 runs. Steyn also needed lengthy counted and it ultimately cost them. Australia-a result that saw the Australians into treatment for a leg problem during the final “Most tellingly they seemed to deviate from the final on superior net run-rate-in that the over, and this was a further setback for a South their pre-planned bowling strategy to Proteas squandered chances to win the game. Africa side who throughout the tournament, McCullum by bowling poor lengths which But this time around a selection decision may had to ‘fiddle’ 10 overs from a fifth bowler- allowed him to dictate the pace of the game,” SYDNEY: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson (center) prepares to bowl during a have hampered South Africa even before the reviving a longstanding criticism they had he added. team training session. — AFP match started. been excessively cautious in selecting an extra Inevitably, South Africa’s latest World Cup Fast bowler Kyle Abbott, who took an excel- batsman rather than an additional bowler. loss will revive accusations of “choking”, yet in Johnson leads battle cry lent one for 27 off a tight six overs during the The Proteas may well have made a 350-plus recent years they have won Tests from improb- quarter-final victory over Sri Lanka, was score had not rain intervened, but a total of able positions against sides as good as SYDNEY: Australia captain Michael Clarke the odd occasion, you lose your cool and you dropped to make way for Vernon Philander- 281 for five, which left New Zealand needing a Australia-not the act of a bunch of mentally expects temperamental opener David Warner say something you shouldn’t-perhaps you who missed several matches including the last revised 298 in 43 overs, looked enough when weak players.
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