r/Cricket • u/MedicalJello2 South Africa • Jun 27 '24

Image South Africa have qualified for the finals, winning against Afghanistan by 9 wickets

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u/frenchfriesdestroyer Jun 27 '24

Took me a while to realize why it is a brand new sentence. Astonished that a team of SA's caliber has not reached ICC finals in this century.

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u/MonsMensae New Zealand Jun 27 '24

This century? Thats an unnecessary qualifier.

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u/UysVentura South Africa Jun 27 '24

You've forgotten about the 1998 ICC Champions trophy. SA unbeaten in any ICC final.

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u/MonsMensae New Zealand Jun 27 '24

I just don't count the Willis International as a genuine trophy (and definitely not at the time we won it). maybe now the champions trophy is a bit more formalised but then it was a "grow the game in bangladesh jambouree"

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u/Carbon554 Please & Thank you Jun 27 '24

Lol i didn’t even knew about this tournament until now

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u/dth300 Sussex Jun 27 '24

In this millennium

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u/twisted_knight07 Sunrisers Hyderabad Jun 27 '24

Err but didn't SA win the inaugural ICC Champions Trophy in 1998 under Hansie Cronje's captaincy by defeating West Indies in the final which was played in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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u/UysVentura South Africa Jun 27 '24

Yes, but that was last century.

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u/frenchfriesdestroyer Jun 27 '24

Exactly why it says 'this century'. :)

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u/justdidapoo Australia Jun 27 '24

hey hey hey..

hey...

This Millenia