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South Africa Wins A Dead Rubber

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Krishna

The outcome of today’s match between South Africa and New Zealand mattered as much to the tournament as who the winner of the French Open was. Both teams had already qualified for the second round and, because of the crazy … Continue reading →

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South Africa Retain One-Day Title

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Krishna

The mirror image of the series results between Australia and South Africa is now officially put to rest. If you remember, back in Australia, South Africa won the Test Series 2-1, lost the Twenty20 series 0-2 and grabbed the one-day … Continue reading →

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South Africa’s Insignificant T20 Series Victory

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Krishna

South Africa beat Australia once again to claim the T20 series against the Australians at home. Cricinfo reporter Alex Brown exhibits a profound short memory by proclaiming, “The South Africans continue to dominate the limited-overs formats.” Apparently, he forgot that … Continue reading →

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Australia Lose by Innings Despite Johnson’s Blitzkrieg

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Krishna

What a stunning assault by Mitch Johnson! 123 runs off just 103 balls with 5 sixes and 11 boundaries. Well, that makes up for Gilchrist’s retirement. It proves that Johnson’s earlier 95 not out in the first Test was not an … Continue reading →

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So Much for a New World Order

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Krishna

Well, it didn’t take too long on the fifth day for the South Africans to bundle the No. 1 ranking and give it back to Australia. The defeat was particularly ironic in that South Africa made the largest innings score … Continue reading →

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Can England and South Africa Still Win?

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Krishna

Very unlikely, but if it happens, this is how it would happen. England have a lead of 82 runs scored over 15 overs. There are 90 overs on the final day. If they bat only 30 overs, then they leave … Continue reading →

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How Cricket Injuries Shape Results

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Krishna

Australia have batted South Africa out of the match and series after the 3rd day and it would take an innings of Hanif Mohammed proportions from a South African batsman to save the day. Not only does the current form … Continue reading →

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Will SA Choke Again?

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Krishna

As the history of SA’s World Cup difficulties show, they come ever so near the prize and then self-destruct. After managing to defeat Australia at home, all they had to do was hold their nerve against an inexperienced new Australian … Continue reading →

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Money in Cricket in the Past

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Krishna

ICL is not the first attempt by cricketers to try to take advantage of their earning potential. One attempt was the World Series Cricket organized by Kerry Packer. Like the ICL, players who participated in the World Series were banned … Continue reading →

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Australia on the Comeback Trail

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Krishna

Australia go 1-0 up in the away series against South Africa, beating them by a comprehensive 162 runs. Except for a brief period during the fourth day, Australia dominated the match, even though they entered the match with one of … Continue reading →

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