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MANCHESTER: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis says Australia’s David Warner and Steve Smith would go a long way to restoring their reputations if they win the World Cup as he prepares to face them for the first time since the ball-tampering incident in Cape Town last year. South Africa will end their dismal campaign against Australia at Old Trafford …

KARACHI: That South Africa have never defeated Australia in a World Cup fixture for 27 years is attributed to their infamous tag of ‘chokers’. Upon their return to international cricket, they made an immediate impact with an emphatic nine-wicket victory of the 1992 tournament co-hosts in Sydney. But since that day in February, the Aussies have called the shots. In …