BY RIZWAN ALI
It’s inevitable in a Cricket World Cup semifinal between Australia and South Africa that the tied contest in 1999 dominates attention.
For the victors, as captain Pat Cummins said Wednesday, “It’s part of Australian cricket folklore.”
For South Africa, it was another part of a long run of cricket heartbreak.
Australia clinched a spot in the ‘99 final, and went on to easily beat Pakistan at Lord’s for the title, after a mix-up between South Africans Lance Klusener and Allan Donald resulted in a last-over runout that ended the Proteas’ tournament.
“You see the replays,” Cummins said on the eve of the semifinal in Kolkata, when asked about the impact of that game on his current squad, “but obviously none of us were playing the game.”
The South Africans have consigned that result to history, and make the point that some players in their squad weren’t even
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