SA Cricket magazine spoke exclusively to South African batsman Farhaan Behardien about his tough time endured in Sri Lanka last year, his burgeoning role with the ball, preferred position in the batting order, World Cup ambition – amongst other things.
The Knights and Cobras will get their One Day Cup campaign under way in Kimberley on Saturday.
The Titans and Dolphins will contest the opening fixture of the One Day Cup in Centurion on Friday.
Schools from the Highveld dominated the 55th edition of Maritzburg College’s cricket festival as Affies, St Alban’s and KES won all four of their matches.
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is among the five nominees for this year’s LG People’s Choice award.
Quinton de Kock’s outstanding first full season of international cricket was recognised when he was named as one of five South African Cricket Annual Cricketers of the Year on Tuesday.
After the second round of Sunfoil Series matches, Rudi Second of the Knights and Hardus Viljoen of the Lions lead the most runs and most wickets taken, respectively. Here’s a list of who has shone brightly in the competition so far.
The Knights and the Titans completed 143-run and 170-run victories, respectively, against the Lions and the Warriors on the fourth and final day of their Sunfoil Series matches.
Faf du Plessis won bragging rights among South Africans when his Chennai Super Kings team won the Champions League T20 in a canter in Bangalore.
The 55th edition of the cricket festival hosted by Maritzburg College takes place between Saturday 4 and Tuesday 7 October.
The South African franchises struggled with the ball in the CLT20, but death bowling specialist Charl Langeveldt believes they have the skill to deliver at the death.
The second round of the Sunfoil Series takes place from Thursday to Sunday in the northern part of the country.
JP Duminy has been named captain of the Proteas T20 side for their series against New Zealand and Australia, while Vernon Philander is recalled to the ODI squad in place of Mthokozisi Shezi.
The Dolphins let slip their last chance to taste victory at the CLT20, losing to KKR by 36 runs in their Group A clash in Hydrabad.
Proteas all-rounder Wayne Parnell’s shoulder injury sustained in the opening game of the Sunfoil Series season is unlikely to stop him from travelling to New Zealand next month for the ODI triangular series also featuring Australia.
