Fifties by Morne van Wyk and AB de Villiers laid the foundation for South Africa to post 283-7 in their 50 overs in the final ODI against New Zealand in Durban on Wednesday. Van Wyk (58) and Hashim Amla (44) got their team off to the best possible start as they shared a 89-run opening partnership. South Africa had their… Read more →
With a crunch match against looming on Wednesday, South Africa have opted not to train on Tuesday ahead of the series deciding ODI against New Zealand.
South Africa’s inconsistent ODI form remains a worry as they build towards two big tours against India and England this year.
New Zealand levelled the series at 1-1 with a game to play after an opening partnership of 126 secured a comfortable eight-wicket victory in the second ODI in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
South Africa managed to post a below-par 204 batting first in Potchefstroom, thanks largely to a patient, well-paced 70 from Farhaan Behardien. It was clear from quite early on that South Africa would struggle as they slumped to 76-4 on a pitch devoid of any pace. The dismissals were largely soft, a combination of bad timing and poor shot selection…. Read more →
On the back of a splendid hundred by Hashim Amla, South Africa took wickets at crucial times to beat New Zealand by 20 runs in the first ODI in Centurion on Wednesday.
Hashim Amla’s first ODI century in eight innings propelled South Africa to 304-7 after they lost the toss and had to bat first in the first ODI against New Zealand in Centurion on Wednesday. It was Amla’s 21st ODI hundred and equals Herschelle Gibb’s record for the most centuries for South Africa in the 50-over format. Considering that Amla (124… Read more →
South Africa take on New Zealand in a three-match ODI series starting on Wednesday, but with the Black Caps missing a few key players, how much importance does the series carry? SACricketmag.com picks five talking points.
After the drawn T20I series against New Zealand, SACricketmag.com looks at five lessons we learned as South Africa build towards next year’s T20 World Cup.
South Africa produced a polished performance as they cruised to a six-wicket victory in the first T20I against New Zealand in Durban on Friday.
David Wiese should be given a fair chance to establish himself at No 7 in South Africa’s strongest ODI team.
David Miller says South Africa do not view the tour against New Zealand as a ‘revenge series’ for what happened at the World Cup.
After rain washed out a total of six days’ play out of 10 during the two Tests against Bangladesh, SACricketmag.com tries to makes sense of South Africa’s frustrating tour.
Clive Rice has hailed the successful radiation treatment he underwent for a brain tumour in India as a ‘miracle’.
Two wickets in the space of three balls helped Bangladesh to reel in South Africa as they got the better of the second session on day one of the first Test on Tuesday.
