Strong bench key to South Africa's World Cup campaign


  • Cricket
  • Monday, 02 Mar 2015

South Africa's Rilee Rossouw jumps as he hits a boundary during the Cricket World Cup match against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed

(Reuters) - South Africa's impressive depth was underlined in their emphatic World Cup win over West Indies on Friday and with paceman Vernon Philander and JP Duminy out injured, the Proteas will again rely on their "bench" to shine against Ireland.

Captain AB de Villiers may have grabbed the headlines with his sparkling 162 off 66 balls against the Caribbean side but South Africa's reserves gave the team a big boost after their confidence was rocked by the 130-run thrashing by India.

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