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Former South Africa cricketer Kyle Abbott says the Proteas must “land the first punch” if they they are to end their semifinal curse, beat Australia and reach their first ICC Cricket World Cup final.
Both teams meet in the second of this year’s semifinals at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
The South Africa men’s team have reached the last four on four occasions – 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2015 – but have failed to reach the final.
Their infamous implosion against Australia in the 1999 semifinal in England led them to be nicknamed the “chokers”.
“South Africa are going to…
