What are the biggest mistakes that cost the World Cup in cricket?

       Australia Vs SA, League Match, World Cup 1999

• South Africa batted so skillfully and put a total of 271 on the board.
• Herschelle Gibbs was the leading man scoring 101 in a high-pressure game.

• Looking at the bowling attack SA had, comprising of Shaun Pollock and Allen Donald, the team could have been defended. Nonetheless, it could be turned out as a close tight thriller match.
• SA was cruising towards defending the score until 31st over bowled by Lance Klusner.
• Australian skipper Steve Waugh tried to hit it towards the mid-wicket.
• And to his misfortune, One of the best fielders of proteas, Herschelle Gibbs was fielding at mid-wicket. It was an easy catch and Gibbs was supposed to grab it easily.
• But, Gibbs dropped the catch and misfortune for Waugh turned out like a fortune![1] [2]

• It was only the semi-final match played after this league match when SA team found dropping the catch as the most unfortunate event in their cricket history!
• Steve Waugh went on leading his team towards a victory and Australia conquered the game.

               Australia Vs SA, Semi-Final Match, World Cup 1999

• In one of the most thrilling match in the history of cricket, the semi-final of WC 1999 between SA and Australia resulted in a tie.
• Australia managed to enter into the final courtesy of the victory in the league match.

        And that dropped catch from Gibbs cost a world cup to South Africa. 
        With the catch drop, SA dropped the WC as well!