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On a clement London Saturday, South Africa atoned for years of hurt, dejection and near-misses, lifting the World Test Championship title, beating Australia by five wickets at the Lord's.
And as the Rainbow Nation celebrates, PTI takes a walk down the memory lane to revisit all those times when the Proteas ended up so near yet so far before finally breaking the jinx.
It had more to do with weather than nerves. But SA's fate to be the bridesmaid at major moments began at Sydney. SA needed 22 runs off 7 balls with Brian McMillan and David Richardson at crease.
Skies opened up at juncture and the equation became 22 runs off 1 bal...