A masterclass century from Faf du Plessis led South Africa to a convincing eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Johannesburg after Imran Tahir (3-26) bamboozled the visitors in the first innings of the first ODI.
Jacques Snyman recorded career-best bowling figures against KwaZulu-Natal Inland with a maiden fifer that rescued Northern Cape in Kimberley, and earns Thursday’s Turbo Bowler award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
Eastern Province’s 20-year-old Joshua van Heerden recorded his maiden first-class century in just his sixth match to earn himself Thursday’s Play of the Day award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
Eastern Province defeated Gauteng by 20 runs in Johannesburg, thanks to a hard-fought half-century from the 24-year-old Onke Nyaku and a commanding 3-46 from 20-year-old left-arm spinner Jade de Klerk.
Warriors’ pace bowler Sisanda Magala bagged a five-for against the Dolphins in Durban to fire his team to the top of the One-Day Cup table, and earns Tuesday’s Turbo Bowler award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
An unbeaten century from KZN captain Marques Ackerman wasn’t enough to separate the visitors from Northerns in Pretoria with the two playing out to a draw in their CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup encounter.
Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal Inland played out to a draw in Newlands after centuries by Jack Newby, Qaasim Adams and KZN captain Luke Schlemmer, as well as a five-for from Mpilo Njoloza.
KwaZulu-Natal Inland Women secured a 53-run win over Easterns Women in Pietermaritzburg thanks to an unbeaten half-century from Alex Candler, and Zamalo Magubane’s 3-10.
KZN Inland clinched a hard-fought two-wicket win over Western Province in a low-scoring encounter at Newlands thanks to Ruhan Pretorius’s 4-30 for the visitors.
England’s Ben Stokes has been omitted from his country’s third ODI against the West Indies as a precaution after rolling his ankle during practice in Grenada on Sunday.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been named in the squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs against England in place of the injured Kemar Roach.
Northerns beat KwaZulu-Natal Coastal by four wickets thanks to three wickets each from Luvuyo Nkese and Leus du Plooy, as well as captain Jonathan Vandiar’s half-century in Pretoria.
Eastern Province secured a thumping innings and 110-run win over Gauteng in Johannesburg, thanks to a mammoth unbeaten double century by Eddie Moore for the visitors.
George Linde played an instrumental role in setting up the Cobras 21-run win over the Lions in Oudtshoorn, leapfrogging to third on the One-Day Cup table, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
South Africa have recalled the services of Titans’ Lungi Ngidi and named the exciting Warriors speedster Anrich Nortje as part of the ODI squad to face Sri Lanka in a five-match series on home soil.
