South Africa must prove they can hold their nerve when the T20 World Cup kicks off on Friday
Once more we have the opportunity to take our marking pen to their performance
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New Zealand have been the perennial underdogs in top events but a runners-up finish in the ODI World Cup and becoming world Test champions after beating India in the final has proved their consistency across formats
The South African side showed a mixed bag against England in the ODI series, and now have three T20s to build on the positive aspects
The South African cricket team must stay in the game at the Twenty20 World Cup, however important the opening power play may be.
Enjoy while you can the intriguing additions to the ICC Cricket T20 World Cup, including Nepal and Hong Kong.
Proteas have beaten Sri Lanka by 32 runs in a rain-shortened World Twenty20 match adding to the teams confidence ahead of the Super Eights.
A "choke" in sport is neither a figment of the imagination nor a term of abuse, but rather a serious injury writes <strong>Neil Manthorp</strong>.
England recorded their lowest total in a T20 international as SA bowled them out for just 111 before easing to a seven-wicket win on Thursday.