‘We know we’re the lowest-ranked team and we have a massive task ahead of us, but we’re here to cause upsets. We’ve been working really hard the last couple of years. We’d love if we could automatically qualify for the next World Cup. That’s quite a realistic target for us.’
Proteas Women struggling with partnerships, patience – Luus
After a terrific start with the ball, the Proteas Women were found wanting with the bat against the Australian Women in their final warm-up match ahead of the start of the Women’s World Twenty20 in the West Indies.
Top coverage for Women’s WT20
Great news for cricket fans is the announcement of the widest ever broadcast coverage for the first standalone ICC Women’s World Twenty20.
Proteas Women bowl like stars, fail with bat (again)
The Proteas Women had the Australian Women on the canvas before a late Aussie batting charge (followed by another failure with the bat by the Proteas) saw them lose their final warm-up match by 51 runs.
Heat bringing its colour to KZN schools
Part of the Durban Heat’s build-up to the inaugural Mzansi Super League is focused around a number of exciting school interactions throughout the greater Durban area ahead of their tournament opener on 18 November at Kingsmead.
Windies undone by Sharma ton
An imperious, undefeated 111 by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma set the platform for an easy win for India in the second T20I against the West Indies at Lucknow.
‘I was a part of all the previous ICC Women’s World T20s right from the first one in 2009, when I was leading the India side. Those were tournaments held alongside the men; yes, people were watching, and there was good publicity for the women’s games, but what I found was that by having it simultaneously with the men, the women would be in the shadows.’
Mzansi Super League trophy unveiled
The Mzansi Super League trophy was officially unveiled on Tuesday. The gold-plated cup has a uniquely designed flower-pattern that signifies the spring of a new dawn with the first edition of the much-anticipated tournament set to start in 10 days’ time.
Important to peak at the right time – Kapp
Proteas Women’s all-rounder Marizanne Kapp believes that her team has what it takes to win the ICC Women’s World T20 and that their slew of warm-up match losses is not an indication of the team’s potential in the competition.
‘We were either too defensive or too attacking. I can see the way Keemo [Paul] and [Fabian] Allen finished. If we had wickets in hand, we would’ve got 130-140, which would’ve probably been a winning score.’
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Watch: I’d love to be an MSL manager – Moroe
Thabang Moroe talks about his excitement for the Mzansi Super League, as well as how he envies the team managers for the wealth of cricketing talent at their disposal.
Nkwe keen on Gayle jaunt
Jozi Stars coach Enoch Nkwe is understandably eager to work alongside West Indian batsman Chris Gayle when the Mzansi Super League starts in South Africa later this month.
Babar Azam fastest to 1,000 T20I runs
Pakistan’s Babar Azam became the fastest player to score 1,000 T20I runs, securing the record in the second T20I against New Zealand in Dubai.
Batting collapse costs Proteas Women
The Proteas Women’s batting woes continued when they were restricted to 72-9 and suffered a 90-run defeat in their first official ICC Women’s World T20 warm-up match against Pakistan at Coolidge Cricket Stadium in Antigua on Saturday.
Moses leads Botswana to victory
They say there is no substitute for experience, and James Moses of Botswana proved that old adage very true on the final day of the ICC World Twenty20 Africa C Qualifier tournament in Gaborone.