As the Proteas touched down in India on Monday afternoon, the heavy, humid air of the subcontinent served as an immediate sensory departure from the highveld summer they left behind. But for captain Aiden Markram, the physical journey is secondary to the psychological one. As South Africa embarks on what the squad has officially termed […]
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It was a night of grit and glory, a final that vanished from memory as it happened, only to be immortalised by the madness of its ending
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The match against Zimbabwe was a reminder of the fine margins and the visceral intensity that define Southern African football