South Africa is counted among the strongest cricket teams. This team had many great players, it seemed impossible to defeat South Africa in their presence. Despite this, the South African team has lost many big matches in the last 32 years. During this time, sometimes luck did not favor them, and sometimes the team performed contrary to its ability. Due to this, the team got such a stigma of being called 'chokers', which it has not been able to erase till date. Today we are going to tell you about those 10 matches, which are guaranteeing India's victory in this T20 World Cup.

1992 ODI World Cup Semi-final

In the 1992 ODI World Cup, South Africa lost for the first time in a big match. South Africa was unlucky in this match. In this match, they had to score 22 runs in 7 balls, but then it started raining. When the rain stopped, they got a target of 22 runs in one ball and South Africa lost the match.

1996 ODI World Cup Quarter Final

South Africa performed brilliantly in the 1996 ODI World Cup. The team won all the matches in the group stage. Under the captaincy of Hansie Cronje, this team was considered a favorite against West Indies in the quarter-finals, but Brian Lara's team defeated them by 19 runs.

West Indies scored 264 runs while playing first. In response, South Africa's team was all out for 245, while they had scored 186 runs at the loss of only 3 wickets.

1999 ODI World Cup Semi-final

In 1999, South Africa reached the semi-finals for the second time in a row. They restricted Australia to 213, but the team could not chase it. South Africa had to score 9 runs in the last over. Lance Klusener hit two fours on the first two balls, but after that Allan Donald was run out and the match was tied. Australia defeated South Africa during the Super-6, so they went to the final.

2007 ODI World Cup Semi-final

In the semi-final match of the 2007 ODI World Cup, South Africa won the toss against Australia and decided to bat first. This decision proved wrong and the team collapsed at 149 runs. Australia chased it easily.

2009 T20 World Cup Semi-final

In the second edition of the T20 World Cup, South Africa reached the semi-finals after defeating teams like India, New Zealand, England and West Indies. Pakistan gave a small target of 150 in this match. The team got caught in the spin of Shahid Afridi and could not chase it.

2011 ODI World Cup Quarter Final

The 2011 ODI World Cup was played in India. South Africa's team was very strong in this World Cup. The team had great batsmen like Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis. Despite this, they failed to chase a small target of 222 against New Zealand.

2014 T20 World Cup Semi-final

The bad luck of the semi-final with South Africa continued in the semi-final of the 2014 T20 World Cup as well. In this match, Team India defeated them and knocked them out.

2015 ODI World Cup Semi-final

The 2015 ODI World Cup was played under the hosting of Australia and New Zealand.

This South African team is said to be the best team in its history. All kinds of players were present in this team and were in form. South Africa batted first in the semi-final and scored 281 runs. The team made many mistakes in fielding, as a result of which New Zealand defeated them and once again dashed their dreams.

2022 T20 World Cup Super-12

During the Super-12 stage of 2022, South Africa crossed all limits. To reach the semi-finals, it just had to beat the Netherlands, but the team failed to chase 159 runs. After this, it was eliminated from the tournament after losing the match by 13 runs.

2023 ODI World Cup Semi-Final

In 2023, South Africa, which was performing brilliantly during the league stage, choked again in the semi-finals. The entire team could score only 212 runs while batting first, which was chased by Australia.