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Before he earned legend status, Proteas’ legendary batsman had to endure being reduced to an ‘outsider’

South Africa have reached the semi-finals in four of their seven World Cup campaigns but have yet to reach a final

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has liked what he’s heard about potential new Proteas head coach Ottis Gibson.

David Warner’s brilliant 173 was not enough to save Australia from a 32-run defeat in the fifth and final ODI at Newlands on Wednesday.

Aiming to win their first ever World Cup knockout, the Proteas bowlers removed both openers inside the first five overs against Sri Lanka.

Sterling batting from captain AB de Villiers and strong bowling cemented South Africa’s place in the final eight, against a nonthreatening UAE attack.

"I didn’t feel any electric vibe. It’s my responsibility to get the guys going, which I didn’t," said captain AB de Villiers after losing to Pakistan.

Hashim Amla hit his highest One Day International score with a majestic 159 and Faf du Plessis grabbed a century to drive the Proteas to 411.

The emphasis is not only the starting 11, but the entire squad of 15, because going forward there might be an injury or somebody might fall ill.

Captain AB de Villiers took his team to a sterling victory against the West Indies, with his 162 from a mere 66-ball knock.

The South African captain brought the Protea Fire with a record-breaking 64-ball 150, which is the fastest in One Day International history.

The Proteas ODI captain’s knock of 149 of 44 balls was a combination of the two factors, and he won’t try and repeat it in the next game.