After more than a decade at the top of the order, Mignon du Preez is set to become the first South African woman to play 100 T20 Internationals when the Proteas Women take the field against England in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday.
Adam Zampa has quietly become Australia’s best white-ball spinner by mastering variations in flight and encouraging the batsmen to go after him.
Proteas captain Quinton de Kock won the toss and opted to bowl first in Friday’s first T20I against Australia at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
Knights coach Alan Kruger insists they are not yet pressing panic buttons in their pursuit of the One-Day Cup semi-finals despite a woeful start to the 2019-20 campaign.
Bowling coach Charl Langeveldt is looking forward to the returning Kagiso Rabada’s ‘renewed focus’ during this month’s T20I series against Australia.
An all-round display by captain Keshav Maharaj helped the log-leading Dolphins stretch their lead at the top of the One-Day Cup table with a convincing 26-run win over the Cape Cobras in Cape Town on Wednesday.
After being handed a surprise Test debut in India last October, George Linde has been curiously absent from all Proteas squads in the home summer.
New Zealand and South Africa have a long and illustrious record against each other in international cricket. From Test competition to ODI matches and T20 contests, they’ve faced each other several times. While they have endured and enjoyed some solid battles in bilateral series, these have also come in major International Cricket Council tournaments such as the T20 World Cup… Read more →
Australia batsman Steve Smith, like teammate David Warner, is expecting a hostile reception from South African crowds during this month’s T20I series.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has questioned whether batsman Faf du Plessis will enjoy an extended stay in the Proteas Test XI without the captaincy.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has suggested the Proteas were ‘too one-dimensional and regimented’ to win World Cups.
Interim director of cricket Graeme Smith is hopeful batsman Faf du Plessis’ decision to resign as Proteas Test and T20I captain will yield renewed confidence.
Through his Temba Bavuma Foundation in partnership with PPC, the Proteas batsman handed over a new cricket pitch and nets at Bosmont Primary School on Monday.
The Knights earned their first points of the One-Day Cup season, although they were helped by rain after their latest outing against the Warriors was washed out in East London on Tuesday.
Cape Cobras coach Ashwell Prince believes his team is currently just short of where they need to be and has challenged them to improve when they face the Dolphins in their latest One-Day Cup outing in Cape Town on Wednesday.
