Our chances are good – AB
A mature AB de Villiers starts the most important journey of his captaincy career when he leads the Proteas in their opening match of the World Cup against Zimbabwe at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.
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Kiwis in huge victory
New Zealand made an emphatic statement in their opening World Cup match as they hammered former champions Sri Lanka by 98 runs in Christchurch on Saturday.
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Albie Morkel and Dean Elgar showed nerves of steel as their centuries pulled the Titans out of a deep hole and allowed them to wrestle the Momentum One-Day Cup from the Cape Cobras in an intriguing final at Newlands on Friday. The Cobras appeared to have the match wrapped up after scoring 285 for eight – the joint second-highest total… Read more →
Proteas in Christchurch
The Proteas spent some downtime ahead of their World Cup opener by visiting Christchurch, New Zealand. The city was devastated by an earthquake in 2011.
Latest World Cup statistics
Here are the latest statistics after the first two matches at the World Cup. There was one century, one hat-trick and two five-fors.
Twitter reaction to SONA
President Zuma’s State of the Nation address, which descended into chaos in Parliament on Thursday night, has drawn global reaction. Here is how some South African cricket personalities have reacted on Twitter to developments.
Cricket’s mavericks
If you happened to be in a particular beach bar in St Kitts in the early hours of 15 February 2007, you would have seen Herschelle Gibbs living the good life, writes TELFORD VICE.
Twitter: SA at opening ceremony
On the day of the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup, we see what South African cricket personalities have been saying on Twitter.
Now or never for Miller
David Miller has the opportunity to show the world what all the fuss about him is. Will he be able to deliver on the biggest stage of all, writes GARY LEMKE.
Jonty Rhodes masterclass
With the World Cup just days away, let’s be reminded of the catching and talents of one of the finest fielders of all time – South Africa’s Jonty Rhodes.
Waqar or Makhaya?
To whet your appetite ahead of the World Cup, watch two of the finest fast bowlers go head-to-head. Waqar Younis and Makhaya Ntini remind us just how good they were.
Kirsten’s Proteas battle plan
World Cup-winning coach and Proteas batting consultant Gary Kirsten offered SACricket his insight into the side’s burning issues going into cricket’s showpiece. Interview conducted by Cape Town journalist NEIL MANTHORP.
Who will be Proteas MVP?
We asked two of our SACricket staff members the following question: ‘Who will be the most valuable player for South Africa at the Cricket World Cup’. Here are their answers.
Momentum One-Day Cup stats
Here is a look at the latest Momentum One-Day Cup stats ahead of this week’s play-offs following another round of weekend action.
De Villiers: We’ve come to win
Fikile Mbulala’s World Cup send-off for the Proteas has been referred to as ‘interesting’, in some Australian newspapers. And being told not to return home as ‘losers by the sports minister merely reflects the passionate desire of all South Africans to win the event, AB de Villiers said on Saturday.
