India vs South Africa: Freedom series
South Africa and India share a rich cricketing history and here we look back at the rivalry between the two teams ahead of the Proteas’ 72-day tour.
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Free State secure home semi
Free State’s eight-run win over Gauteng confirmed their position in the semi-finals of the Africa T20 Cup next Saturday, and gave them home-ground advantage.
Free State top pool D
Temba Bavuma demonstrated that his batting skills are by no means restricted to the long format when he blasted Gauteng to a four-wicket victory over Kenya in their Africa T20 Cup Pool D match at the Mangaung Oval on Saturday.
Morkel in, Wiese out
All-rounder Albie Morkel has been called up to replace the injured David Wiese for South Africa’s three-match T20 International series against India starting in Dharamshala next week Friday.
Free State off to winning start
Free State got their campaign in Pool D of the Africa T20 Cup off to the perfect start at the Mangaung Oval on Friday evening when they beat South Western Districts by seven wickets with 29 balls to spare.
Prince bows out on a high
So, farewell then, Ashwell Prince. After a career spanning 20 years and 287 first-class matches, the end of a brilliant career came on a cloudy afternoon at Chelmsford, Essex.
Faf: A dream debut
Faf du Plessis is the highest placed South African in cricket.com.au’s countdown of the 15 best Test centuries scored on Australian soil since 2000.
Duminy makes his mark
As cricket.com.au counts down the 15 best Test centuries in Australia since 2000, we look at nine to seven and see where South African JP Duminy comes in.
The day Hansie took on Warne
The late Hansie Cronje, who died in a plane crash in 2002, would have celebrated his 46th birthday on Friday.
KP: Strauss was right to drop me
Kevin Pietersen has admitted that England’s director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, did the right thing by dropping him from the Ashes series.
AB, Amla make Aussie century list
As cricket.com.au counts down the 15 best Test centuries in Australia since 2000, we look at which South Africans make the list.
Ashwell honoured, Rory rapped
Ashwell Prince capped off a magnificent final season in County cricket by being named in the BBC Team of the Year.
AB: We’ve moved on well
Although it was tough, AB de Villiers says South Africa’s transition since losing Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith to retirement has been successful.
India pick two newbies for SA tour
India have picked two uncapped players for the T20 and ODI series respectively against South Africa next month.
KZN top pool despite loss
The Northern Cape Diamonds were left to rue what might have been after they crushed the Pool C winners, KwaZulu-Natal, by 31 runs in the final match of the Kimberley leg of the Africa T20 Cup at the Diamond Oval on Sunday.
