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The Proteas cricket team retained their title of The Biggest Chokers in the History of Sport with another poor performance in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. The only tournament they’ve ever won was the 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament.

Proteas choking history

  • 1992 Cricket World Cup – Lost to England in the semi-finals with 22 runs required off 1 ball
  • 1996 Cricket World Cup – Eliminated in the quarter-finals
  • 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament – South Africa won beating West Indies in the final
  • 1999 Cricket World Cup – Knocked out by Australia in the semi-finals when Herschelle Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh, and Allan Donald was run out with one run required
  • 2000 ICC Knock Out tournament – Lost to India in the semi-finals
  • 2002 ICC Champions Trophy – Lost to India in the semi-finals
  • 2003 Cricket World Cup – Failed to progress beyond the group stage due to a misunderstanding of how many runs they needed to score in a rain-affected run chase
  • 2004 ICC Champions Trophy – Failed to progress beyond the group stage
  • 2006 ICC Champions Trophy – Lost to the West Indies in the semi-finals
  • 2007 ICC World Twenty20 – Failed to progress beyond the Super 8 stage
  • 2007 Cricket World Cup – Lost to Australia in the semifinals with their lowest ever score in a World Cup as Australia bowled them out for 149 and won by 7 wickets
  • 2009 ICC Champions Trophy – Finished last in their group and failed to progress to the knockout stages
  • 2009 ICC World Twenty20 – Lost in the semi-finals to Pakistan
  • 2010 ICC World Twenty20 – Failed to progress beyond the Super 8 stage
  • 2011 Cricket World Cup – Lost in the quarter final to New Zealand after suffering a dramatic collapse and losing eight wickets for 68 runs
  • 2012 ICC World Twenty20 – Failed to progress beyond the Super 8 stage

2013 Proteas cricket fixtures so you never miss a game! Add all the games for the Proteas cricket season to your Outlook or other calendars automatically.

» Download fixtures in Outlook, iCal and PDF format HERE

Other 2013 fixtures

» 2013 Super 15 fixtures
» 2013 Rugby Championship
» 2013 SA Public Holidays
» 2013 Community Cup fixtures
» 2013 Varsity Cup fixtures
» 2013 Springboks fixtures
» 2013 Varsity Cup fixtures
» 2013 IRB Sevens
» 2013 Golden Lions fixtures
» 2013 6 Nations fixtures
» 2012/13 English football
» 2013 Formula 1 schedule
» 2013 MotoGP schedule
» 2013 MotoGP schedule

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After our previous references to the choking antics of the All Blacks HERE and HERE, it seems only fair that we celebrate the complete shambles that is the South African cricket team by announcing their new sponsorship to the world. Well done guys, you’ve made us proud!

The Indian Premier League 2011 season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, will be the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament will be hosted by India and the opening ceremony will be held in Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, the home venue for 2010 Champions the Chennai Super Kings. The season will run from 8 April to 22 May 2011 and will consist of 70 games. The season saw the addition of new teams the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi. With ten teams set to take part the BCCI has decided to limit each franchises schedule to just 14 group games with 7 at home and 7 away games. Each franchise will play 5 teams at home and away, another two just at home and the final two teams away from home.

Download the fixtures for your Outlook calendar HERE

Top 10 most expensive players for the 2011 IPL (USD)

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