
Why Faf, Morris and Tahir weren’t picked for Proteas
Selection convener Victor Mptisang and director of cricket Graeme Smith have explained the omission of Faf du Plessis, Chris Morris and Imran Tahir from the Proteas’ T20 World Cup squad.
Selection convener Victor Mptisang and director of cricket Graeme Smith have explained the omission of Faf du Plessis, Chris Morris and Imran Tahir from the Proteas’ T20 World Cup squad.
All of the Bangladesh players who completed a series win over New Zealand on Wednesday have been named in their squad for next month’s T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh won the fourth T20I against New Zealand by six wickets in Dhaka on Wednesday to secure victory in their five-match series.
Ben Stokes looks likely to miss England’s T20 World Cup campaign, with head coach Chris Silverwood insisting the all-rounder’s personal well-being remains the top priority.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq resigned on Monday, leaving team preparations for next month’s T20 World Cup in tatters.
Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel ran through Bangladesh’s top order with a career-best 4-16 as New Zealand clawed their way back into the five-match T20I series with a 52-run win in Dhaka on Sunday.
Tributes are pouring in from across the cricket world for Proteas great Dale Steyn, who announced his retirement on Tuesday.
The Proteas will start their T20 World Cup campaign against Australia on 23 October after the ICC released the fixture list for the tournament in the UAE and Oman.
Ryan Vrede believes Dwaine Pretorius is the most valuable player in a T20 World Cup context for the Proteas.
Australian white-ball captain Aaron Finch has undergone successful knee surgery and is targeting a return for the Twenty20 World Cup, officials said on Friday.
The Proteas selectors appear to have retired Faf du Plessis from international cricket by omitting him from the last series before the T20 World Cup. They may live to regret that decision, writes RYAN VREDE.
The Proteas selectors seem to have moved on from Imran Tahir. However, after his heroics in The Hundred he has re-entered a World Cup squad conversation with him controlling his international future, writes RYAN VREDE.
Imran Tahir has shown he is still one of the best bowlers in the world by becoming the first player to take a hat-trick in The Hundred on Monday.
Shakib Al Hasan took four wickets as Bangladesh skittled out Australia for their lowest-ever T20I total of 62 to seal the series 4-1 on Monday.
Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has confounded Australia, all-rounder Ashton Agar said Thursday, as the visitors were left reeling from defeats in the first two matches of their T20I series in Dhaka.