article_snippet: South Africa won their first knockout match ever in a World Cup as South Africa cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in South Africa quarter-final on Wednesday.
article_snippet: , South Africa showed they are not a side willing to hold on to the tag of ‘chokers’.
article_snippet: An immense display with the ball, from spinners Imran Tahir and JP Duminy, and in the field helped South Africa bowl out An immense display with the ball, from spinners Imran Tahir and JP Duminy opponents for a paltry 133, before the under-pressure Quinton de Kock hit a sublime unbeaten 78.
article_snippet: South Africa celebrate the opening wicket of Kusal Perera in South Africa dominant quarter-final win over Sri Lanka .
article_snippet: With all the pre-game talk being dominated about South Africa failure to win a single knock-out match since their reintroduction into international cricket 20 years ago, their looked like a team intent on proving their have the ability and nerve to go all the way.
article_snippet: At a sun-bathed Sydney Cricket Ground, choosing to bat first seemed like bat gave the 2011 World Cup finalists the edge
article_snippet: However, the introduction of the South African spinners proved to be the turning point.
article_snippet: Even with South Africa’s dismal knockout record, failing to score 134 seemed even beyond Even with South Africa’s dismal knockout record, failing to score 134 and when Hashim Amla hit the first ball of the innings for four the omens seemed to be good for Even with
article_snippet: South Africa’s dismal knockout record, failing to score 134.
article_snippet: For South Africa South Africa executed South Africa game plan perfectly, ticking every single box possible to show the watching world that South Africa are serious World Cup contenders.
highlights_snippet: South Africa had never before won a World Cup knockout match .
  