SA vs Zim: Destination Senwes Park
South Africa will face off against Zimbabwe for the second T20I in Potchefstroom on Friday. SACricketmag.com looks at all the stats you need to know ahead of the encounter.
Mavuta igniting Zim’s counter-attack
The young Brandon Mavuta has made the cricket world sit up and take notice after four brilliant performances in four matches against South Africa.
Tryon, Van Niekerk set up victory
Dane van Niekerk built on a solid batting base by taking three Bangladeshi wickets and setting up a 106-run victory in the first of five ODIs, in Potchefstroom.
Tryon’s blitz overrun
Chloe Tryon smashed 32 runs off seven balls, but the Proteas Women were swept away by a seven-wicket defeat to India in the first T20, at Potchefstroom.
Van Niekerk exacts revenge
Dane van Niekerk’s late charge gave the Proteas Women a seven-wicket win in the final ODI against India, in Potchefstroom.
We want pace wicket, says Faf
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has demanded a wicket more suited to his pace attack in the second Test against Bangladesh.
Aggressive Morkel the unsung hero
Morne Morkel will play no further part in Test series against Bangladesh, but he bowled superbly in the time he had, writes GARY LEMKE.
Proteas have time to push for the win
Had this been the start of a brave new dawn for Test cricket, the South African and Bangladesh players could have shaken hands and booked a round of Sunday golf, writes GARY LEMKE.
Proteas in control 230 ahead
The Proteas were in firm control of the first Test, 230 runs ahead, when bad light stopped play in Potchefstroom.
Proteas reassert dominance
Four wickets in a session swung the first Test in favour of the Proteas after a resolute fight by Bangladesh in Potchefstroom.
Mominul leads fightback
Bangladesh weathered an early storm to go into lunch at 218-4 on day three of the Test in Potchefstroom.
Proteas need sharpening up
The Proteas bowlers need to be more clinical to break the Bangladesh lineup.
Proteas look to ramp up pressure
The batsmen did their job on a flat Senwes Park pitch and now it’s up to the bowlers to turn the screws on day three of the first Test in Potchefstroom, writes GARY LEMKE.
Proteas looking to bat just once
This was ammunition for all those trying to hasten the end of five-day Test cricket as we know it, writes GARY LEMKE.
Tossing the game away?
The bizarre decision by the Bangladesh captain to bowl first on a good batting strip is our Play of the Day.
