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Article: Pen sketches of South Africa World Cup cricket team
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- The Hindustan Times
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- February 24, 2007
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New Delhi, Feb 24 -- World No. 1 and in-form South Africa should be one of the favourites for the ninth World Cup beginning next month. They have won 13 out of 17 one-day internationals and look set to extend their fine run to the West Indies.
Graeme Smith's team defeated India (4-0) and Pakistan (3-1) at home recently to warm-up in style to clash with Australia, whom they have pushed to the second spot in world rankings following Aussies' defeat to New Zealand, Scotland and the Netherlands in Pool A of the World Cup.
Barring drastic and sudden loss of form, South Africa look set to progress to the Super Eight, or quarter-finals, along with Australia from this pool.
That six South ...