
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.
Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen powered South Africa to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the T20 World Cup.
Follow the Proteas’ T20 World Cup match against the West Indies in Dubai from 12pm (SA time) on Tuesday.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies without wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock.
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.
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.
Spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took nine wickets between them as Afghanistan thrashed Scotland by 130 runs.
Standing at an imposing 1.98m, Shaheen Shah Afridi is the latest high-end product of Pakistan’s fast bowling factory – left-arm division.
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.
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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.
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.
Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit half-centuries as Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets in Dubai on Sunday.
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets, including skipper Virat Kohli for 57, but India managed 151-7 in their high-voltage #T20WorldCup clash.
Fans of India and Pakistan called for peace and more cricket between the two Asian giants ahead of the blockbuster clash at the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
RYAN VREDE rates the Proteas after their opening World Cup match against Australia.