The rivalry between South Africa and India is rich in history. India has an upper hand over the Proteas in ODI cricket, having won 20 out 34 contests, while South Africa has only 13 victories in the rivalry.
However, no clash compares to Sunday’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final between the two countries. Independent Newspapers and Ongama Gcwabe go down memory lane, highlighting FIVE top encounters between the two teams.
Visakhapatnam, 2025 World Cup
A thrilling victory for South Africa in Vizag championed by all-rounder Nadine de Klerk. Had South Africa lost this match, they most likely would have been back home by now. It was the turning point of the Proteas World Cup campaign, a…
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A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.