Fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Lutho Sipamla, who represented the Cape Town Blitz and Tshwane Spartans respectively in the ongoing Mzansi Super League, have been listed for the Indian Premier League player auction later this month. Batsmen Janneman Malan, Cameron Delport, Ryan Rickelton and Pite van Biljon, all-rounder Jason Smith and seamer Shadley van Schalkwyk are the other internationally-uncapped South… Read more →
The Spartans can still get into the play-offs, if they dramatically up the ante in the net run-rate stakes – and results go their way in Wednesday’s other match between the Paarl Rocks and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. A lot of ‘ifs’, indeed. At the same time, the Heat will remain at the bottom regardless as the round-robin stage of… Read more →
The first half of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League double-header brings a straight shootout to Boland Park, where the Giants and Rocks are vying for a spot alongside the Jozi Stars in Friday’s eliminator.
Batsman Rassie van der Dussen and seamer Nono Pongolo were the star performers as the Jozi Stars beat the Tshwane Spartans in Tuesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at the Wanderers.
Paarl Rocks head coach Adrian Birrell is understandably wary of a motivated Nelson Mandela Bay Giants outfit ahead of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at Boland Park. The Giants beat the Rocks earlier in the tournament, but have since slipped to defeats at the hands of the Jozi Stars and Tshwane Spartans – and shared a washout with the Durban… Read more →
Head coach Grant Morgan is eager to see the Durban Heat end an otherwise disappointing Mzansi Super League campaign in triumph this week.
Organisers of Australia’s Big Bash League have gone back to backyard basics when it comes to choosing which team will take first turn at bat, and appropriately, the bat itself is front and centre of their aim to make cricket ‘more relevant to families’.
Opening batsman Dean Elgar is confident the Tshwane Spartans are ‘peaking at the right moment’, ahead of a defining week in the Mzansi Super League.
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants captain Jon-Jon Smuts has highlighted the importance of spin, ahead of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture against the Paarl Rocks at Boland Park.
Victory for the Stars at the Wanderers on Tuesday will book them a berth in the Mzansi Super League play-offs. Triumph for the Spartans will mean the first half of their quest is complete, as they’ll still need to defeat the Heat in Centurion on Wednesday.
Captain AB de Villiers knows nothing less than consecutive victories will suffice from the Tshwane Spartans’ final two Mzansi Super League fixtures.
Head coach Enoch Nkwe is ruing the absence of West Indies batsman Chris Gayle for the remainder of the Jozi Stars’ Mzansi Super League campaign.
Cape Town Blitz coach Ashwell Prince has effectively dismissed Sunday’s Mzansi Super League defeat to the Durban Heat at Newlands.
Cricket South Africa spokesperson Koketso Gaofetoge has confirmed that two men, arrested at Kingmead during Friday’s Mzansi Super League fixture between the Durban Heat and Jozi Stars, are listed among the International Cricket Council’s alleged match-fixers.
Morne van Wyk and Khaya Zondo’s half-centuries spoilt the Cape Town Blitz’s celebrations after securing a home final as they led the Durban Heat to a six-wicket win, writes KHALID MOHIDIN from Newlands.
