Pakistan complete win over CSA XI
Pakistan gathered a tidy six-wicket victory over the Cricket South Africa Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday.
Nortje credits MSL for IPL inclusion
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje ‘was busy getting meat for a braai that night’, when bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders at Tuesday’s Indian Premier League player auction in Jaipur.
Thunder strike down Stars in rain-affected encounter
The Sydney Thunder were at their destructive best as they beat the Melbourne Stars by 15 runs on the DLS method to take them to the top of the Big Bash League on net run rate.
Taylor takes Thunder top, Osborne keeps Stars in chase
Erin Osborne led the Melbourne Stars Women to their fourth win while Stafanie Taylor spun the Sydney Thunder Women to the top of the Women’s Big Bash League table.
‘I have not written off SA cricket entirely’
Former Proteas batsman Stiaan van Zyl has ‘not written off South African cricket entirely’, as he returns from a lengthy injury layoff. Van Zyl, who gathered the last of his dozen Tests in August 2016 before pursuing a career as a Kolpak cricketer in the United Kingdom, has not played competitive cricket since May 2018, due to a knee injury…. Read more →
Centurion groundsman ‘nervous’
Titans chief executive officer Jacques Faul has conceded that head groundsman Bryan Bloy is anxious ahead of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion this month.
Proteas add uncapped seamer to Test squad
Seamer Dane Paterson has been added to South Africa’s squad for the first Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion later this month.
I could have stopped ball-tampering at Newlands – Steve Smith
Disgraced former Australian captain Steve Smith has admitted to reporters that he could have prevented the ball-tampering scandal at Newlands from happening … but that he failed as a leader at that moment.
How to play through the pain barrier – Kenosi Mashwabi
‘You need to play through the pain barrier, but it is essential to know how to draw the fine line and know when to stop,’ says Kenosi Mashwabi, the VKB Knights’ assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Henry probably won’t oust Wagner
New Zealand will likely play this month’s second Test against Sri Lanka without seamer Matt Henry.
Yuvraj insists he’s still worth selecting
Batsman Yuvraj Singh has insisted he won’t simply go through the proverbial motions when the Indian Premier League gets under way in March next year.
Watson wants Stoinis in Test team
Former captain Shane Watson has predicted all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will eventually be named in the Australian Test squad.
McCullum takes snub in his stride
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will continue to ‘transition away from the playing stuff’, after missing an Indian Premier League contract at Tuesday’s player auction. McCullum has played in all editions of the tournament since its inception in 2008, but won’t feature in 2019. The 37-year-old previously represented the Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders… Read more →
Ambassadorial Rhinos do SA proud at Over-50s World Cup
The South African Rhinos recently returned from the inaugural Over-50s World Cup in Sydney, Australia.
SA Schools XI 2018 announced
The SA Schools and SA Colts teams will meet in a T20 match at Newlands on Friday 21 December 2018. The match will start at 9.30am.
