Readers back De Kock’s decision

An overwhelming majority of SACricketmag.com readers believe Quinton de Kock made the right call not to play against the West Indies on Tuesday.

Player ratings: Markram underlines importance to Proteas cause

RYAN VREDE rates the Proteas in their group victory over the West Indies, which featured another excellent contribution from Aiden Markram.

De Kock stance forces a defining showdown with CSA board

Quinton de Kock has two options: leave the T20 World Cup voluntarily or be forced to betray his deeply-held convictions to play the game he loves, writes RYAN VREDE.

Black Caps captain praises ‘clinical’ Pakistan

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson says Pakistan were “outstanding” in their five-wicket win against his team at the T20 World Cup in Sharjah.

Proteas whack West Indies without De Kock

Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen powered South Africa to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the T20 World Cup.

RECAP: Proteas vs West Indies (T20 World Cup)

Follow the Proteas’ T20 World Cup match against the West Indies in Dubai from 12pm (SA time) on Tuesday.

De Kock opts out as Proteas bowl against West Indies

Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies without wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock.

CSA instructs Proteas to take a knee for BLM

Proteas players will be required to adopt a consistent and united stance against racism by ‘taking the knee’ before the start of their remaining T20 World Cup matches.

Proteas, West Indies hunt first victory in Dubai duel

Having both endured first-up defeats at the T20 World Cup, South Africa and the West Indies meet in Dubai on Tuesday, staring down the prospects of falling too far behind in the semi-final race.

Mujeeb, Rashid spin Afghanistan to big win

Spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took nine wickets between them as Afghanistan thrashed Scotland by 130 runs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi – Pakistan’s first-strike destroyer

Standing at an imposing 1.98m, Shaheen Shah Afridi is the latest high-end product of Pakistan’s fast bowling factory – left-arm division.

India star ‘horribly abused’ online after Pakistan humiliation

A torrent of social media abuse was aimed at India’s only Muslim player, bowler Mohammed Shami, after his side was thrashed by arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup.

Three talking points from India-Pakistan T20 World Cup clash

Pakistan claimed their first World Cup win in either format against India on Sunday with a crushing 10-wicket victory in Dubai. These were three of the biggest talking points …

Pakistan aim to build on big win over India

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said a first World Cup victory over India was “just the start” as his team basked in the joy of a 10-wicket triumph at the T20 global showpiece on Sunday.

No identity, poor execution – just fighting words from poor Proteas

The Proteas haven’t progressed significantly in T20 cricket in their time under the tutelage of Mark Boucher. Fundamental deficiencies were exposed in their defeat to Australia and change is needed, writes @Ryan_Vrede.