Rain ruins Proteas’ World Cup match yet again in Australia

SA skipper Temba Bavuma

Rain beat South Africa, depriving them of a victory in a World Cup match one more time. Set a target of 80 in nine overs by Zimbabwe, which was revised to 64 in seven overs after a brief rain interruption in their opening T20 World Cup match, South Africa were cruising at 51 for no loss in three overs, with opener Quinton de Kock going strong at an 18-ball unbeaten 47. Rain, then, turned out to be their real opponents on the day.

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So, three decades after they were rained out of the 1992 ODI World Cup semi-finals on readmission into international cricket, South Africa were again done in by the elements, this time in a group game though. It's been 30 years since the heartbreak in Sydney against England, but the rains continue to come in the way of the Proteas.

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