The Highveld Lions ended a 15-year wait for Sunfoil success when they bowled out the Dolphins with just five balls remaining in Durban on Sunday. The win gives them an unassailable position on top of the log with one game remaining, more than 29.5 points clear of the Dolphins. It was a remarkable win, considering they had decided to bat… Read more →
South Africa are ready for the ‘unknown’ when they face New Zealand in the first World Cup semi-final in Auckland on Tuesday, says David Miller.
There can be no argument about the make up of the World Cup semi-finals, with the best four teams still alive, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson declared Sunday.
South Africa will have to forget about last Wednesday’s historic win against Sri Lanka as they prepare to face favourites New Zealand in the semi-finals in Auckland on Tuesday.
Stephen Cook scored his fifth hundred of the Sunfoil Series this season and soared to the top of the run-scorers list to all but seal the title for the Highveld Lions.
What the world and its dog had to say about Guptill’s remarkable innings:
Martin Guptill blasted an unbeaten 237 as New Zealand beat the West Indies by 143 runs and set up a semi-final meeting with South Africa on Tuesday.
We pick five talking points as New Zealand take on the West Indies in the fourth quarter-final of the World Cup in Wellington on Saturday.
Australia overcame a fiery spell from fast bowler Wahab Riaz to record an entertaining six-wicket win over Pakistan in the World Cup quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
The ICC has been forced to defend the umpires who officiated the quarter-final between India and Bangladesh after the council’s Bangladeshi president Mustafa Kamal claimed the game might have been fixed.
Only a World Cup victory will rid South Africa of the chokers tag, says former South Africa batsman Daryll Cullinan.
Chris Gayle continued to dominate the build-up to the World Cup quarter-final between New Zealand and West Indies when captain Jason Holder said a decision on his fitness would be delayed until Saturday.
Proteas spinner Simon Harmer has signed as the professional for Central Lancashire League club Monton and Weaste this summer.
Temba Bavuma, Omphile Ramela, Andrew Birch and Basheeru-Deen Walters were the star performers on day one of this week’s round of key Sunfoil Series fixtures.
Bangladesh’s inspired World Cup campaign came to a grinding halt, as India emerged comfortably victorious by 109 runs in Thursday’s key quarter-final fixture at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
