Van Wyk gets his chance
Morne van Wyk has been recalled to the Proteas limited overs squads in place of Quinton de Kock for the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand this month and David Wiese is in line to win his first ODI cap.
Morne van Wyk has been recalled to the Proteas limited overs squads in place of Quinton de Kock for the ODI and T20 series against New Zealand this month and David Wiese is in line to win his first ODI cap.
Kane Williamson’s tenure as stand-in captain for the tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa got off to a woeful start in Harare as he watched his hosts chase down a target of 304 in the first ODI.
All-rounder Mitchell Santner has been ruled out of New Zealand’s tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa after fracturing his thumb in training.
The revival of England cricket took another step as Eoin Morgan and Joe Root struck centuries to help England run down their highest-ever ODI target and level the New Zealand series at 2-2.
England captain Eoin Morgan believes the Duckworth-Lewis method deprived England of victory over New Zealand in the second ODI on Friday night.
A magnificent stand of 121 between Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling wrested control of the second Test from England at Headingley on Sunday.
England lost seven wickets for 52 runs before Stuart Broad made a stand on Sunday morning and helped draw the scores level after the first innings of the second Test at Headingley.
New Zealand fought back with the second new ball to hold England to 253-5, still 97 behind on the first innings of the second Test, at Headingley, Leeds, on Saturday.
New Zealand hammered 53 off 7.1 overs in the first half-hour’s play before Stuart Broad took two wickets to end their innings on 350 in the second Test against England at Headingley on Saturday.
Debutant Luke Ronchi led a flamboyant counter-attack to help New Zealand post 297-8 against England at the end of a rain affected-day in the second Test at Headlingley, Leeds, on Friday.
England completed a remarkable turnaround to win the first Test against New Zealand by 124 runs at Lord’s on Monday
Joe Root and Ben Stokes led a magnificent fightback to regain the initiative against New Zealand on day one of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday.
As the cricketing world awaits the coveted World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand, we take a look at eight interesting facts involving the trans-Tasman derby. 1. It is a history which has been dominated by Australia. In 126 matches, they’ve won 85, while New Zealand have won 35, with six no-results. 2. The sides have met at Melbourne… Read more →
Another World Cup, another semi-final exit for the Proteas, who lost to New Zealand by four wickets in Auckland on Tuesday.
Missing half-chances was the key factor in the Proteas’ agonising loss to New Zealand in the semi-final, says Graeme Smith.