South Africa have not faced England in any major tournament since the 1992 ICC World Cup. South Africa lost in the semi-final against England in 1992 as well. South Africa, who were in great form during the 1999 World Cup, also lost. South Africa reached the semi-finals of the World Cup twice more in the 2003 and 2011 World Cups and lost as usual. The cricketing world has seen the Proteas always collapse on the big stage, hence the nickname "Chokar". Although they deny it, after yesterday's 7-wicket loss against England, coach Gary Kersten himself said, "There is something in the team that prevents them from burning when they need to!"
"I think we choked the game," the coach told Cricinfo. I know it's a very scary word but you're used to it. But we talked about it within the team, expressed our opinion, but we couldn't keep our confidence on the field. England's bowling has certainly been good but that doesn't mean we are a team to lose 8 for 80!”
"We should have played our best, not looking at what happened in the past, but instead we walked in the past. I don't know exactly, there is some unknown mystery in South African cricket that is not letting them get out of the knockout stage at all, what should I call it? Dark mist or dark chapter?”
James Anderson got off to a good start by winning the toss and dismissing Colin Ingram for a wicket in the first over. In the next over, Hashim Amla went back to the Finn! Skipper de Villiers also got out for zero runs after playing 9 balls by Broad. James Anderson once again cheered the English camp by returning Robin Pietersen who scored 30 runs off 41 balls. At one point South Africa became 80 for 8. From there, David Miller and Kleinveldt's 95-run partnership for the ninth wicket left South Africa with a paltry total of 175 runs. Kleinveldt is cut behind by Broad. South Africa were bowled out for 175 in 38.4 overs when Totsobe was dismissed on the very next ball.
Stuart Broad and James Treadwell terrorized the South African team with 3 wickets each. On the other hand, James Anderson led the bowling by returning the top two batsmen quickly. The Finn also took a much-needed wicket of Hashim Amla.
In the run chase, Cook and Bell were sent back to South Africa for 41 runs, but then the third wicket partnership of Jonathan Trott and Joe Root ruled the Protea bowlers with the bat. The pair of 105 runs of these two confirmed the final of the English. Root was bowled by Duminy on 48 runs but Trott remained unbeaten on 82 off 84 balls. England reached the final by winning 7 wickets after losing 3 wickets in 37.3 overs.
James Treadwell was recognized as the man of the match for taking 3 wickets for just 19 runs in 7 overs.
Of course, many people are standing behind this defeat of South Africa as a suitable argument for not getting full power in Africa! According to them, this team does not have injured Dale Steyn or Morne Morkel in their bowling which will give them courage. Graeme Smith is not in the batting who is injured before the start of the tournament. Jack Kallis is not playing for personal reasons! According to Kirsten, “It's a high-pressure match. I miss my senior players, with their experience maybe the result could have been different!”
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