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HEADLINE: Van Wyk century leads SA to consolation win

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Jan 14, 2015, 11:21:27 AM 

He is neither South Africa's first-choice limited-overs wicketkeeper batsmen nor their second so it was only fitting that Morne van Wyk, third in the queue behind Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers and overlooked for the World Cup despite topping the ongoing one-day cup run charts, became their third T20 centurion.

Minutes after an emotional celebration in which he ended up wiping tears from his eyes, van Wyk put team above self and clobbered South Africa to a total above 190 to ensure they did not squander their strong start.

"If we lose the game, my runs will not have been enough," van Wyk said at the innings break. Luckily for him, they were.

 

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voiceofreason Jan 14, 2015, 11:53:07 AM 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
This headline is familiar to us as wWest indian fans. How many dead rubber victories have we had in the last 15 years?? smile

 
natty_forever Jan 14, 2015, 1:41:13 PM 

In reply to voiceofreason.. don't.

 
dayne Jan 14, 2015, 8:14:32 PM 

I believe some guys had an agenda in this match, look at the numbers, it looks kind of unusual.

 
djdrastic Jan 14, 2015, 8:36:09 PM 

Well played Morne. Great to see you finally reach a huge milestone in green and gold.