South Africa won its first ever knock-out match in cricket World Cup history, beating Sri Lanka by nine wickets in their quarter-final at the SCG on Wednesday.

The Proteas dismissed Sri Lanka for 133 before they made light work of the run chase to complete the win from just 18 overs, with Quinton de Kock (78) and Faf du Plessis (21) the not out batsmen.

They will face either New Zealand or West Indies in a semi-final in Auckland next week.