The Proteas haven't been immune to ODI shocks, despite their excellence in the format for the large part of their existence since 1991. South Africa's 43-run loss to Ireland in Dublin on Tuesday was one of the few shocks they have suffered in ODI cricket. The Proteas have generally been immune to them, but from time to time, they have been ambushed. It came at a time where the Proteas had thoroughly lost their way in ODI Cricket. South Africa v Bangladesh, 7 April 2007, Providence, Guyana - Bangladesh won by 67 runsIn what was a World Cup of shocks, this result wasn't surprising.

Source: News 24 July 14, 2021 16:41 UTC