SA news roundup (Fri)
In the news today Dane Vilas backs the Cobras middle-order, AB de Villiers is inspiring players all over the world and Sachin Tendulkar’s son is set to tour South Africa.
SA news in brief (Thurs)
Franchises across the country are gearing up for the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, which starts at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Australia XI make two changes
Cricket Australia (CA) today advised two changes to the Cricket Australia XI squad that will play South Africa in a T20 tour match on 2 November at North Sydney Oval.
Davids packs a punch
Titans captain Henry Davids is one of only seven batsmen to have cleared the ropes at least 50 times in domestic T20 cricket.
Kieswetter glad to be a Warrior
England international and former South Africa U19 player, Craig Kieswetter has signed to play for the Warriors in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge.
10 things we learned last year: T20
There were a lot of things that caught the imagination in the 2013/14 edition of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, including the Beuran Hendricks’ six-for, Richard Levi’s century and the Dolphins emerging as worthy champions.
Australia ring the changes
Australia have named their 13-man squad to do battle with the Proteas in the first two ODIs of the five-match series.
Proteas return to No1
South Africa’s 2-0 series win in New Zealand propelled them to the No 1 ODI ranking for the first time in five years.
SA news at a glance
Cobras batsman Stiaan van Zyl is out of action, while the Titans have extended their coach’s contract and a servant of South African cricket has passed away.
ODI series: How they fared
Following South Africa’s 2-0 victory in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, here is a look at who fared best.
Stars flock to SA’s T20
Five West Indies players are among the big franchise signings for the Ram Slam T20 Challenge which gets under way on Sunday, 2 November.
AB mindset shifts to Australia
South Africa captain AB de Villiers’ focus turned to November’s tour of Australia, after Monday’s third and final ODI against New Zealand at Seddon Park was washed out.
Third ODI: 10 talking points
A fourth duck in six innings for Rilee Rossouw, a sigh of relief for Quinton de Kock, the David Miller experiment.
Rain thwarts Proteas
After the loss of a few early wickets, South Africa recovered to 157-3 when the heavens opened and no more play was possible in the third ODI in Hamilton.
Puttick, Tsotsobe lead the way
Andrew Puttick and Lonwabo Tsotsobe top the respective runs and wickets tables as the Momentum One Day Cup takes a break.
