Botha weighs in on Aus vs SA series
Former captain Johan Botha reckons South Africa are “shaping up pretty well” ahead of this month’s limited-overs series against Australia.
Former captain Johan Botha reckons South Africa are “shaping up pretty well” ahead of this month’s limited-overs series against Australia.
Cricket South Africa on Thursday announced two changes to the Proteas Women’s squad for the World T20 from 9-24 November in the West Indies.
India thrashed the West Indies by nine wickets, with 211 balls to spare, to claim a 3-1 victory in the five-match ODI series.
Hlumelo Linda struck two runs from the final ball to help the Alice Regional Performance Centre (RPC) secure a thrilling tie against Selborne College when the Momentum Friendship Games dropped anchor in East London on Wednesday.
West Indies fielding coach Nic Pothas has highlighted the importance of staying focused through an entire ODI match if players hope to beat the best in the world.
David Peever, the chairman of Cricket Australia, has resigned from his position just one week after winning re-election for a further three years.
Former Sri Lankan left-arm fast-medium bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been suspended from his role as Sri Lanka’s bowling coach for breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code.
Proteas Women’s vice-captain Chloe Tryon believes the team boast some of the best batters in world cricket, but admits that they have not capitalised consistently enough on opportunities offered to them.
A rejection letter from Aussie Rules club St Kilda was the spark for legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne’s incredible cricket career.
The Australian PR team ratcheted up the pressure on Cricket Australia to remove the bans on the Newlands Three, with Aussie coach Justin Langer claiming that ball-tampering is an ‘international’ issue.
Faf du Plessis couldn’t contain himself watching George Bailey’s cheeky batting action in their match against the Prime Minister’s XI in Australia. Bailey had the last laugh, scoring an undefeated 51 as the Proteas lost by four wickets.
In a light-hearted interview with ICC Cricket 360 ahead of the three-match ODI series against Australia, Kagiso Rabada was put on the spot by the interviewer and asked to rate his teammates for their off-the-field activities and behaviour.
Australia last hosted South Africa for a bilateral ODI series in November 2014, when five matches turned up a four-one victory for the hosts.
Pakistan won by two runs in a low-scoring encounter against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Hosts Botswana were the big winners on day three of the ICC WorldTwenty20 Africa C Qualifiers, as they helped themselves to two victories.