‘Unreal’ debut for Piedt
New Proteas off-spinner Dane Piedt speaks to sacricketmag.co.za about his dream debut, that first-ball wicket, and dealing with the pressure of expectation.
Domingo pleased with progress
It was always going to be a tough season for the Proteas after the retirements of Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith, but Russell Domingo is happy with the Test squad’s response.
Philander as Hugh Bladen
Vernon Philander interviews Dane Piedt, on the eve of his Test debut, and Stiaan van Zyl while doing a pretty good impersonation of Hugh Bladen.
Elgar reprimanded for stump hit
Proteas opener Dean Elgar has been reprimanded after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the fourth day’s play in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Harare on Tuesday.
For Piedt’s sake. Give us more Tests
Just as we were sitting bolt upright digesting the best-ever Test debut performance by a South African spinner, we are reminded of the fact that it will be another four months before we get to see the world’s No1-ranked team in action again.
Hendricks out of Zim ODIs
Proteas seamer Beuran Hendricks has been forced out of the ODI series against Zimbabwe thanks to an injury sustained while playing for SA A in Australia.
We want to attack – Amla
Hashim Amla says the Proteas haven’t been able to play their brand of cricket since he has taken over the captaincy, but he’s pleased with how the team has adapted to unfavourable conditions.
Smith named T20 director
CSA today announced the appointment of former national captain, Graeme Smith, as tournament director and brand ambassador for the Domestic T20 Challenge.
Piedt stars in Proteas win
Dane Piedt was the standout in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, claiming eight wickets, the most by a South African spinner on debut, to lead the Proteas to a nine-wicket win over their northern neighbours.
De Villiers loses No 1 ranking
The Proteas batsman has been knocked off his No 1 Test batting spot by Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakarra following the latter’s double century on the weekend.
Zim end day three 113 behind
After reaching 397, thanks to Faf du Plessis’ 98 and half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy, the Proteas took one wicket to leave Zimbabwe 113 runs behind going into day four.
SA A finish off Aussies
South Africa A completed a resounding eight-wicket victory over their Australian counterparts on the final day of their four-day unofficial Test match at Townsville on Sunday.
Zim contain feared SA batsmen
The Zimbabwean attack managed to keep their team in the Test by restricting the flow of runs, but South Africa are in a position to pull away on day three.
A side in charge
Rilee Rossouw and Temba Bavuma continued the previous day’s damaging form, sharing a 343-run partnership for the third wicket to give South Africa A a strong foundation on which to build a healthy lead on day three of the first unofficial Test against Australia A in Townsville on Saturday.
Four for Piedt as Taylor shines
Debutant off-spinner Dane Piedt took four wickets for the Proteas on day one of their Test against Zimbabwe, while Brendan Taylor scored 93 to frustrate the visitors.
