Woeful West Indies must banish De Villiers-led nightmare


  • Cricket
  • Friday, 27 Feb 2015

South Africa's captain AB de Villiers (R) is applauded by team mate Farhaan Behardien as he celebrates reaching his century during the Cricket World Cup match against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed

SYDNEY (Reuters) - When a team has been destroyed by a special knock like the one AB de Villiers conjured up against West Indies on Friday, it can make it easy to explain a defeat away.

But the manner of West Indies' 257-run loss to South Africa on Friday -- the joint worst in World Cup history -- would worry West Indies skipper Jason Holder.

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