Ontong, Roelof, Rabada shine
Justin Ontong, Roelof van der Merwe and Kagiso Rabada led the charge for the Cobras, Titans and Lions respectively – on day one of this week’s round of Sunfoil Series fixtures.
Hudson faces Philander criticism
Convener of selectors Andrew Hudson has defended the selection of seamer Vernon Philander for South Africa’s World Cup semi-final fixture against New Zealand, which resulted in a disappointing four-wicket defeat at Eden Park earlier this week.
Bacher questions Duckworth-Lewis
Former South Africa captain Ali Bacher has questioned the truncation of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final at Eden Park in Auckland.
Australia book dream final
Australia put themselves in line for a fifth Cricket World Cup title with an emphatic 95-run semi-final victory over defending champions India in Sydney on Thursday.
New team quotas shock SACA
South African cricket franchises have been caught short by a new quota directive unilaterally imposed by Cricket South Africa.
ICC ponders ODI rule changes
The balance in cricket is shifting too much towards batsmen which might prompt the ICC to change some of the rules of the game, says ICC chief executive Dave Richardson.
Duminy named Daredevils captain
South African all-rounder JP Duminy has been named captain of the Delhi Daredevils, ahead of the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League, which will get underway on 8 April.
Aus vs India: 5 talking points
Five talking points as Australia take on India in the second World Cup semi-final in Sydney on Thursday.
Lions go for the kill
Highveld Lions captain Stephen Cook has promised to select his strongest team to take on the Warriors at the Wanderers, even though they have the Sunfoil Series Trophy sewn up.
Twitter reaction: the next day
The reality might have sunk in but Twitter was still talking about the epic first World Cup semi-final. Here is a selection of tweets relating to the occasion.
Smith: Half-chances cost us
Missing half-chances was the key factor in the Proteas’ agonising loss to New Zealand in the semi-final, says Graeme Smith.
SA’s WC player report cards
We mark each of South Africa’s World Cup squad out of 10. See who clinched a great 9.5, who settled on 5 and who endured a terrible 2.
AB rues missed chances
AB de Villiers says he has no regrets about any of the decisions South Africa made during the World Cup.
SA bow out: Twitter reaction
Here is some Twitter reaction to South Africa’s heartbreaking defeat to New Zealand in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Wessels on SuperSport
South Africa’s bowlers lost their composure when Brendon McCullum was on the rampage in the World Cup semi-final, said SuperSport commentator Kepler Wessels.
