Proteas Women seal Sri Lanka whitewash
Sune Luus did it again for the Proteas Women as her efforts with both bat and ball helped South Africa to a 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the final T20I – sealing a 3-0 whitewash over the visitors.
Simon Lewis
WATCH: Boom-boom Brendon’s greatest hits
As Brendon McCullum prepares to say farewell to the Brisbane Heat, we look back to his best BBL moments from years gone by.
India suffer heaviest T20I defeat
New Zealand opener Tim Seifert’s 43-ball 84 set up an 80-run win over India (who were playing without Virat Kohli) in Wellington on Wednesday.
Extras, extras! Aussie side top-scores with extras, 10 ducks
Roxsanne Van Veen returned sensational figures of 5-1 as New South Wales knocked South Australia over for just 10 runs in a women’s National Indigenous Cricket Championship match in Alice Springs on Wednesday.
Proteas take 3rd spot as NZ drop in ODI rankings
New Zealand has slipped to fourth place in the ICC ODI Team Rankings after their 35-run loss to India in the fifth ODI in Wellington.
Faf’s T20I break: the good news
The decision to rest Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis for the last two T20Is against Pakistan is an excellent piece of team leadership by the Proteas’ brains trust, writes SIMON LEWIS.
David and Andile crack the Pak T20I code
A superb bowling and fielding display by Andile Phehlukwayo and David Miller put paid to a highly competitive Pakistan side as the Proteas took a 1-0 lead in the T20I series with a six-run victory at Newlands, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Reeza, Faf score superb 70s before Pakistan fightback
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis and Reeza Hendricks played commanding innings to power the Proteas to 192-6 in the first T20I at Newlands in Cape Town, writes SIMON LEWIS.
READER STORY: 70 years a fan at Newlands
Norma Edwards is celebrating her 85th birthday at Newlands Cricket Ground on Friday 1 February 2019, with her son Peter, his wife and their three kids accompanying her to the T20I match between the Proteas and Pakistan. Happy birthday, Norma!
Fergie Time for Highveld Lions
The Highveld Lions clinched the 4-Day Franchise Series in dramatic fashion, coming from behind in a season dominated by the Cape Cobras. They took the winning Warriors wicket with just nine balls of the season in hand. Championship-winning stuff indeed.
Lions snatch 4-Day Series with 10th last ball of season
The Highveld Lions dramatically came from behind in a season dominated by the Cape Cobras, snapping up four wickets in the last 20 overs of their match against the Warriors to clinch the 4-Day Franchise Series with just nine balls of the season remaining.
England sideswiped by Windies tsunami
No-one saw the West Indies’ massive 381-run win over England in the first Test at Barbados coming, which is a testament to the intrigue and fascination of Test cricket, as well as the fighting spirit of the West Indies side, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Chase downs England with magic eight-ball
Roston Chase had taken only 42 wickets in the 36 Test innings for the West Indies before he was thrown the ball by his skipper in England’s second innings in the first Test at Barbados. The rest has become magical history for the 26-year-old all-rounder.
Nepal’s Paudel knocks Sachin from record books
Nepal’s 16-year-old batsman Rohit Paudel became the youngest batsman to score an international half-century in men’s cricket when Nepal played the UAE on Saturday, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Solid foundations the key to big ODI scores
Hashim Amla copped some flack for ‘slow scoring’ in the first ODI at St George’s Park, but Pakistan’s superb 317-6 at SuperSport Parks offers the ideal blueprint how to put a big score together, writes SIMON LEWIS.
