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Proteas take strike
AB de Villiers has won the toss and has chosen to bat in the tri-nations opener against West Indies in Guyana.
AB de Villiers has won the toss and has chosen to bat in the tri-nations opener against West Indies in Guyana.
Tom Sizeland highlights five talking points ahead of the Tri-nations series opener between South Africa and West Indies in Guyana.
Hashim Amla led a solid Proteas performance in their warm-up match against a West Indies President’s XI ahead of the tri-nations series starting 3 June.
The Proteas will not take on many of the West Indies T20 champions in the triangular ODI series, which also involves Australia, in June.
On this day in 2004, Brian Lara became the first and only player to score a Test quadruple century.
Just to rub salt into the wounds of the West Indies, Australia ploughed on to declare at 583-4 on the second day of the first Test at Hobart.
West Indian cricket reached an all-time low as they were smashed for an incredible 438-3 on day one of the Test against Australia in Hobart.
What the world and its dog had to say about Guptill’s remarkable innings:
Martin Guptill blasted an unbeaten 237 as New Zealand beat the West Indies by 143 runs and set up a semi-final meeting with South Africa on Tuesday.
Martin Guptill blasted the second-highest ODI score of all time, an unbeaten 237, as New Zealand amassed 393-6 and put themselves on course for a semi-final meeting with South Africa.
Our take on how the Proteas performed in the pool game against the West Indies at Sydney.
Hashim Amla says the Proteas have moved on from their 130-run defeat by India, but acknowledged they have to perform better.
The Proteas duly wrapped up the ODI series by winning the third of five matches by nine wickets in East London on Wednesday.
For all the drama of the second ODI and the 2-0 success of the Proteas in the series, there remain many unknowns in the make-up of the team ahead of the World Cup.
Whatever else the Proteas ODI team lack, it is not support and team-work up front, which is building a solid unit ahead of the World Cup in February.