Wessels on SuperSport
South Africa need to think long and hard about the balance of the side, said former Proteas captain Kepler Wessels, commenting on Supersport
Twin tons set up SA win
Centuries by David Miller and JP Duminy secured a 62-run victory for the Proteas against Zimbabwe on Sunday.
5 key talking points
In the end it was a comfortable victory for the Proteas over Zimbabwe in their World Cup opener. Here GARY LEMKE reflects on significant aspects from the match.
Miller powers SA to 339
A thrilling knock of 138 by David Miller helped the Proteas finish on 339-4 in their World Cup opener against Zimbabwe.
Zim opt to bowl first
Zimbabwe have put South Africa into bat in the opening fixture of Pool B in Hamilton.
Our chances are good – AB
A mature AB de Villiers starts the most important journey of his captaincy career when he leads the Proteas in their opening match of the World Cup against Zimbabwe at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.
5 key battles: SA v Zimbabwe
A quintet of intriguing head-to-head battles will play out within the war, when the Proteas lock horns with their African neighbours in Sunday’s World Cup Group B fixture at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
Protea fans have their say
We asked: Which player will South Africa need the most to do well in order to win the World Cup. Here’s what the fans said on Facebook and Twitter.
Donald builds up Zimbabwe
Allan Donald says no-one will disrespect Zimbabwe at the World Cup.
Twitter: SA at opening ceremony
On the day of the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup, we see what South African cricket personalities have been saying on Twitter.
5 lessons learnt in build-up
Five lessons learnt from South Africa’s World Cup warm-up matches, which brought triumph over Sri Lanka and defeat to New Zealand.
Phangiso’s journey to the big stage
Protea spinner Aaron Phangiso chose cricket above soccer as a young boy. Here he explains why.
Proteas crash in final warm-up
The Proteas lost their second World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand by 134 runs in Christchurch on Wednesday.
Proteas brush off big loss
JP Duminy has stressed that South Africa won’t read too much into their big defeat at the hands of New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.
Nothing more than a middle net
New Zealand 331 for 8 in 50 overs and South Africa 197 all out in 44.2 overs. Defeat for the Proteas by 134 runs.
