Kiwis can swing it to drop their nearly men tag

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SOUTH Africa may have a reputation as the World Cup’s nearly men but with six semi-final defeats and a runnersup finish in 2015, New Zealand should perhaps be the true owners of that unwanted crown.

By Luke Baker

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After being battered by their old foes Australia in the final four years ago, the Black Caps have undeniably kicked on since and found themselves second in the Test rankings and third in the ODI rankings at the start of 2019. That rightly had them dreamin...

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