MSL on a sticky wicket
Former Proteas spinner PAT SYMCOX says the Mzansi Super League has potential, but the partnership between CSA and the SABC is on shaky ground.
Former Proteas spinner PAT SYMCOX says the Mzansi Super League has potential, but the partnership between CSA and the SABC is on shaky ground.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants crushed Faf du Plessis’ Paarl Rocks by 48 runs to lift the Giants to within one point of log-leaders the Cape Town Blitz.
A Spartans outfit, somewhat more confident after victory over the Jozi Stars, take on a Blitz unit eager to bounce back from defeat to the Rocks and a washout with the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants as the Mzansi Super League returns to SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Bangladesh strengthened their grip on the Test series with a solid performance on day one of the second Test against the West Indies at Dhaka.
Former Proteas all-rounder David Wiese has been retained by the Paarl Rocks for the remainder of the Mzansi Super League.
Cape Town Blitz star Anrich Nortje is eager to follow the footsteps of Proteas fast bowlers Mornantau Hayward and Dale Steyn.
KwaZulu-Natal Coastal batsman Marques Ackerman will captain the South African Invitation XI against Pakistan in December.
Captain Albie Morkel is banking on a star-studded Durban Heat batting order to perform well, sooner or later.
Batsman Pite van Biljon is confident the Jozi Stars can recover from fifth position in the six-team Mzansi Super League.
India will be without batsman Prithvi Shaw for next month’s first Test against Australia in Adelaide.
Australian Test captain Tim Paine has responded to former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke’s criticism of the new and friendlier team culture by asserting that his side isn’t following a friends-first policy.
South African batsman Temba Bavuma will play for Northamptonshire during the 2019 County Championship Division Two.
Batsman Aiden Markram and fast bowler Lungi Ngidi are among the five Cricketers of the Year named in the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, published on Thursday.
The Stars and Heat go into this fixture in the wake of respective defeats to the Tshwane Spartans and Paarl Rocks. Both really need another Mzansi Super League win at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday.
Cape Town Blitz fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been forced to withdraw from the inaugural Mzansi Super League due to an ankle injury and will be replaced by Highveld Lions left-arm seamer Nandre Burger.