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South Africa broke their World Cup knock-out hoodoo by thumping Sri Lanka by nine-wickets at Sydney on Wednesday.
Updated : Sep 29, 2017, 08:22 PM IST
Here is post-match trivia after South Africa's stunning nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Sydney on Wednesday.
1) South Africa's win in terms of balls (192) is the biggest ever in any World Cup knock-out match.
2) After Saqlain Mushtaq, JP Duminy is the second spinner to register a hat-trick in World Cup history.
3) The Proteas won for the first time in a World Cup knock-out match, having previously lost on four occassions (1992, 1996, 2007, 2011).
4) It was also the shortest ever World Cup knock-out match (55.2 overs), surpassing the Pakistan-Australia final in 1999 which lasted 59.1 overs.
5) Imran Tahir has now dismissed Mahela Jayawardene in four ODI games, and has a measly average of 3 against the spinner.
6) Duminy becomes the second South African after Charl Langeveldt to take an ODI hat-trick.