1st semi-final: South Africa vs Afghanistan | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

[Arachnodouche]

Can see why West Indies are struggling to produce batsmen with these kind of pitches being played on in the Caribbean

It's been a shitshow for a WC tbh. Everyone's being PC and thumbing their nose at IPL excesses. Understandable but these wickets have made a mockery of the format which should never be less than 60:40 in the batsman"s favor.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Gulbadin bowling rubbish as hes carrying injury from last game

 

[cnerd123]

Lots of issues with this WC in terms of organisation and pitches but the cricket has been fun

 

[ashley bach]

Hendricks to hit the winning runs

@trundler

Boom

 

[Stefan9]

Well played boys. Into the final.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The pitches are great, skill issue tbh

 

[Stefan9]

It's been a ****show for a WC tbh. Everyone's being PC and thumbing their nose at IPL excesses. Understandable but these wickets have made a mockery of the format which should never be less than 60:40 in the batsman"s favor.

The IPL pitches were poor to the one extreme and these have been poor to the other extreme.

 

[Burgey]

Is this the first time SA has made the final of a WC in either format?

 

[King Kane]

Hopefully the other semi final and the final are better contests than this one, it would be hard for them to be worse.

 

[ankitj]

First ever world cup final spot for SA

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

What Smith,Cronje and De Villiers could not do Markram has done, lead SA to a World Cup Final.Proud moment !

 

[Heboric]

Well done lads, terrible surface though.

 

[Stefan9]

Is this the first time SA has made the final of a WC in either format?

Yes. We won the 1998 ICC challenge cup but this is the first time the senior mens team have made a WC final.

 

[Burgey]

Yes. We won the 1998 ICC challenge cup but this is the first time the senior mens team have made a WC final.

That's awesome for their fans. Hopefully with the semi final hoodoo off their backs they can consistently push for titles now.

 

[Shri]

if we lose vs eng later we all support SA in the final

 

[Bahseph]

Is this what making it through to a final feels like??

 

[thundaboult]

congrats south africa! so well deserved this tournament and hopefully, all the decades of heartbreak, misfortune are replaced by pure elation come june 29th!

would have loved to see afg win the world cup but the story with south africa...the history the legendary players of the past....i hope south africa win it and give the world of cricket a breath of fresh air it desperately needs!

 

[Arachnodouche]

That's awesome for their fans. Hopefully with the semi final hoodoo off their backs they can consistently push for titles now.

Think they will be a more dangerous side post-WC if they do win it. The C word is something of a hand reaching up from the grave. A win now will wipe the slate clean for future generations.

 

[Burgey]

if we lose vs eng later we all support SA in the final

Shut up, ****! People will support who they wanna support ffs

 

[Burgey]

Go Saffas!