Knights trample Cobras
The Cape Cobras collapsed to an innings defeat in the first home Sunfoil match of the season after Duanne Olivier smashed the top order on day three on Saturday.
The Cape Cobras collapsed to an innings defeat in the first home Sunfoil match of the season after Duanne Olivier smashed the top order on day three on Saturday.
The Highveld Lions have taken a commanding position in defence of their Sunfoil title, leading the Dolphins by 127 runs at the Wanderers on Friday.
Every armchair critic is a national selector and no South African squad will ever be met with universal approval.
The decision to reinstate AB de Villiers at wicketkeeper highlights the Proteas’ desperation and lack of progress.
Just to rub salt into the wounds of the West Indies, Australia ploughed on to declare at 583-4 on the second day of the first Test at Hobart.
Graeme Smith should make a comeback to the Proteas and take over the captaincy from Hashim Amla.
The unilateral nature of the Test series against South Africa has given a number of Indian players a lift in the ICC’s Test rankings and damaged the Proteas.
The Cape Cobras beware: Kevin Pietersen is back and pumped up for his Dolphins team’s Ram Slam T20 semi-final in Durban on Wednesday.
Eastern Province all-rounder Marizanne Kapp made an immediate impact in a losing cause in the Women’s Big Bash League in Australia.
The India Test series… and the way they saw it as the sorry tale unfolded. Quotes from the Press conferences
The loss in Dehli completed a disastrous and ultimately humbling Test series for the Proteas.
When the Warriors collapsed in an untidy heap against the Highveld Lions, the Ram Slam play-off line-up was settled: the Cobras will travel to Durban to face the Dolphins on Wednesday.
I don’t get it. If Imran Tahir coming to the crease as a nightwatchman in the third Test against India wasn’t already bizarre enough, then the moment he worked his way to the middle for the same reason in the second innings was unfathomable.
The Warriors kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the Ram Slam T20 play-offs by beating the Cape Cobras by 12 runs in East London on Wednesday night.
The Proteas must look inward for answers after losing a Test series to India in disappointing fashion.