Watch: Aussies win big at Newlands
Relive the action from Australia’s massive 97-run victory over South Africa in Cape Town on Wednesday evening to win the three-match T2oI series 2-1.
Relive the action from Australia’s massive 97-run victory over South Africa in Cape Town on Wednesday evening to win the three-match T2oI series 2-1.
Captain Quinton de Kock lamented another poor performance from the Proteas, as Australia sealed a convincing 97-run victory in Wednesday’s third and final T20I at Newlands in Cape Town.
Half-centuries by Nicky van den Bergh and Delano Potgieter set the Lions on their way to a thumping 87-run bonus-point win over the Knights in their latest One-Day Cup outing in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Dolphins captain Keshav Maharaj has reiterated that his top-of-the-table team still has a long way to go before they can start thinking about the One-Day Cup playoffs as they prepare to welcome the Titans to Durban on Thursday.
Proteas batsman Aiden Markram is set to return from injury after being called up to the Titans squad for their One Day Cup clash with the Dolphins in Durban this Thursday.
Test spinner Keshav Maharaj has been named in the Proteas squad for three ODIs against Australia.
Batsman Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Proteas’ third and final T20I against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal is currently playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
The Welsh Fire have named Australian batsman Steve Smith captain for The Hundred – the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new limited-overs tournament.
The Proteas’ home summer has not brought the kind of results supporters might have hoped for, but it has offered great preparation for the T20 World Cup.
The recent 3-1 crushing defeat to England which subsequently led to former England captain Kevin Pietersen labelling the side as ‘probably the worst ever’ has left many Proteas fans disillusioned with the team and the direction it is heading in.
Lions coach Wandile Gwavu says his players are relishing a return to One-Day Cup action this week, especially at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, where they play the Knights on Wednesday.
Batsmen Temba Bavuma and Heinrich Klaasen’s participation in Wednesday’s third and final T20I against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town is still in doubt.
This is a T20 World Cup year. Extra focus, then, is on the Proteas’ T20I team. They’re currently involved in a three-match series with Australia. The series result will be decided at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday. Some answers to these questions should come with it.
Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis has been named captain of the World XI for a T20I series against the Asia XI next month.