Daredevils squander strong position
JP Duminy’s Delhi Daredevils looked set for the win against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, but a late recovery from Mumbai saw them snatch victory.
JP Duminy’s Delhi Daredevils looked set for the win against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, but a late recovery from Mumbai saw them snatch victory.
Jonathan Trott, the Rondebosch Boys High pupil who went on to represent England in 52 Tests, has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Faf du Plessis’ Chennai Super Kings climbed back to pole position in the IPL standings – and maintained their unbeaten record at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai – after they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 24 runs on Monday.
Ashwell Prince scored an important century for Lancashire to help counter Northamptonshire’s 384 in the English County Championship on Monday.
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JP Duminy and David Miller both came good with the bat but it wasn’t enough to rescue their teams from defeat in the IPL on Sunday.
Keaton Jennings produced a fighting 61 as Durham tried to counter Middlesex’s offering of 463 at Lord’s in a rain-hit day in the County Championship on Sunday.
JP Duminy’s Delhi Daredevils beat the Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets, while the Mumbai Indian narrowly edged the Rajasthan Royals by eight runs on Friday.
The statistics show AB de Villiers should bat at No 3 in the IPL, but former New Zealand bowler Iain O’Brien believes it’s too risky and that the South African captain should rather come in at four.
There was a good workout for Rory Kleinveldt this week, playing a major role in Northamptonshire’s 92-run win over Leicestershire at Leicester in the English County Championship.
Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten 29 to help the Chennai Super Kings narrowly beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in Chennai on Tuesday to go top of the table.
Rory Kleinveldt went out to enjoy himself and hammered a quick 56 off 34 balls to help boost Northamptonshire’s second innings to 429 against Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Tuesday.
It was a quiet day in the field for the South African contingent throughout the English county league on Monday.
David Miller scored 15 in Kings XI Punjab’s unsuccessful run chase, as they lost by 20 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Monday.
Ashwell Prince, the subject of growing speculation in regard to a position on the South African selectors panel, reaffirmed that he is still in touch with the game by scoring 106 in Lancashire’s innings of 317-5 against Kent in the county championship on Sunday.