
Dale Steyn’s fishing accident
It seems Dale Steyn has come off second best while fishing in Zimbabwe, getting a hook stuck in his leg.
It seems Dale Steyn has come off second best while fishing in Zimbabwe, getting a hook stuck in his leg.
Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis is determined to make the vital first-drop position his own, following Jacques Kallis’ retirement from international cricket last month.
We preview the second ODI between South Africa and Zimbabwe, taking place in Bulawayo on Tuesday 19 August at 9:30am.
Proteas captain AB de Villiers said on Sunday that he was pleasantly surprised by his side getting past 300 on the slow Bulawayo pitch, crediting Hashim Amla for the large score.
The Proteas completed a simple victory over Zimbabwe in the first ODI, bowling the hosts out for 216, to win by 93 runs after posting 309-3 in the first innings.
England captain Alastair Cook has renewed debate over who the best pace bowler in the world is, by saying James Anderson is more skilled than Dale Steyn.
SA Cricket magazine explored the Steyn versus Anderson debate a year ago, in our September-October 2013 issue, and the decision was unanimous: Steyn is the best. By Gary Lemke
We preview the first ODI between South Africa and Zimbabwe, taking place in Bulawayo on Sunday 17 August at 9:30am.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.