The players sing the national anthems before the ICC Cricket World Cup's first quarter final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Sri Lanka's squad is in blue and the South Africans in green. While the results of all four quarter finals were widely predicted, the next phase is less clear. South Africa plays New Zealand in the first semi-final and, on Thursday, the SCG will host Australia vs India. I favoured the South Africans to win the World Cup at the start, citing their fast bowling and all-round batting and fielding strength, but they have a hard assignment; overcoming a committed New Zealand team on home turf at Auckland, where the ball will swing. New Zealand's batsmen and bowlers are all firing as a team. Although Brendon McCullum's fast scoring is renowned, comparitive averages suggest it's actually his aggressive captaincy that's the main asset, and it's bringing out the best in his players. Fast bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee have performed admirably. South Africa have the players to win but lost to Pakistan and have yet to shed their 'choker' tag.

Having said that, AB DeVilliers scored 162 against West Indies and is leading from the front, and both Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel have taken more than 160 one-day international wickets each. And they made short work of Sri Lanka in the quarter final. South Africa's 'weak link' has been spin but Imran Tahir is having the tournament of his life, with 15 wickets at 18.86 so far and 4-26 against Sri Lanka.

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You're in the Sydney Cricket Ground's members' stand watching the last throes of the South Africa vs. Sri Lanka ICC cricket world cup quarter final. This is the upper deck of the heritage protected stand. Below, Sri Lanka awaits the death blow after scoring a dismal 133...about 200 short, considering they scored 300+ against Australia on the same ground last week. At the wicket are South Africa's Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis, and Sri Lanka's Tharindu Kaushal is bowling.

South Africa's bowling was extremely tight. Dale Steyn and Kyle Abbott began aggressively and finished with 1-18 and 1-27 respectively. But Sri Lanka never seemed psyched up for the occasion. Kumar Sangakkara, who scored four consecutive centuries preceding this game, scored 2 off his first 27 balls. Sri Lanka were struggling at 4-114 when captain Angelo Mathews was dismissed on the last ball of a Duminy over, becoming the first of a hat-trick spread over two overs. In between spinner Imran Tahir (who is having an outstanding tournament) secured another wicket and soon Sri Lanka were 8-116. After that Sangakkara holed out for 45 - Sri Lanka's highest score. South Africa's win was completed in 18 overs, the equivalent of barely raising a sweat in a 50-over game. Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, who had earlier taken an great diving catch, hit 78 off 57 balls as South Africa easily overcame Sri Lanka's total.

South Africa planned brilliantly but there were no demons in the pitch. The result probably bore out pre-match predictions given the injuries to Sri Lanka's side, although Sri Lanka scored far less than anticipated.

Sri Lanka's Tharindu Kaushal is about to become South Africa's Jean-Paul Duminy's third consecutive victim, leg before wicket, in the ICC Cricket World Cup quarter final at Sydney.

The other batsman is Kumar Sangakkara and Quinton de Kock is keeping wicket. JP Duminy took 3-29; the score will soon be 8-116.

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Aiden Markram showered praise on Quinton de Kock following the Proteas' victory over Bangladesh, during which the wicketkeeper-batsman achieved his third century in the World Cup. De Kock delivered a remarkable 174 runs from 140 balls, contributing to the Proteas' total of 382-5, resulting in a convincing 149-run win over the Tigers in Mumbai. De Kock's century added to his previous hundreds against Sri Lanka and Australia in the global tournament, securing his place at the top of the run-scoring leaderboard. While De Kock has always been known as a stylish stroke-maker at the top of the order, Markram, who has captained the team in the absence of Temba Bavuma in the last two matches, emphasized that the 30-year-old possesses more than just natural talent. Read more...

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Aiden Markram showered praise on Quinton de Kock following the Proteas' victory over Bangladesh, during which the wicketkeeper-batsman achieved his third century in the World Cup. De Kock delivered a remarkable 174 runs from 140 balls, contributing to the Proteas' total of 382-5, resulting in a convincing 149-run win over the Tigers in Mumbai. De Kock's century added to his previous hundreds against Sri Lanka and Australia in the global tournament, securing his place at the top of the run-scoring leaderboard. While De Kock has always been known as a stylish stroke-maker at the top of the order, Markram, who has captained the team in the absence of Temba Bavuma in the last two matches, emphasized that the 30-year-old possesses more than just natural talent. Read more...

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Quinton de Kock, the opening batsman for the Proteas, has received a nomination for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Player of the Month award for October. De Kock has been in exceptional form throughout the ongoing World Cup, notably scoring three centuries in the global tournament last month. His impressive performances included consecutive centuries against Sri Lanka and Australia, although he faced setbacks against Netherlands and England. De Kock made a spectacular return to form by scoring 174 against Bangladesh. This nomination for Player of the Month is his first since June 2021, and he makes a compelling case with a remarkable record of 431 runs at an average of 71.83. Read more...

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South Africa and Afghanistan are going to run at each other in the 42nd match of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 here at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The match is supposed to roll on 10 November 2023, 2 PM IST.

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