The Spartans can still get into the play-offs, if they dramatically up the ante in the net run-rate stakes – and results go their way in Wednesday’s other match between the Paarl Rocks and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. A lot of ‘ifs’, indeed. At the same time, the Heat will remain at the bottom regardless as the round-robin stage of… Read more →
The first half of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League double-header brings a straight shootout to Boland Park, where the Giants and Rocks are vying for a spot alongside the Jozi Stars in Friday’s eliminator.
Batsman Rassie van der Dussen and seamer Nono Pongolo were the star performers as the Jozi Stars beat the Tshwane Spartans in Tuesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at the Wanderers.
Paarl Rocks head coach Adrian Birrell is understandably wary of a motivated Nelson Mandela Bay Giants outfit ahead of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at Boland Park. The Giants beat the Rocks earlier in the tournament, but have since slipped to defeats at the hands of the Jozi Stars and Tshwane Spartans – and shared a washout with the Durban… Read more →
A superb century from opening batsman Shai Hope carried the West Indies to a tight four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Tuesday’s second ODI at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Head coach Grant Morgan is eager to see the Durban Heat end an otherwise disappointing Mzansi Super League campaign in triumph this week.
Organisers of Australia’s Big Bash League have gone back to backyard basics when it comes to choosing which team will take first turn at bat, and appropriately, the bat itself is front and centre of their aim to make cricket ‘more relevant to families’.
Eastern Province U19 skipper Tristan Stubbs had, in his own estimation, a poor Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in Johannesburg last year while his team, Eastern Province, had a good one.
Kane Williamson has become the first New Zealand batsman to breach 900 ratings points on the ICC’s Test Rankings for batters after his side’s stunning 2-1 series victory over Pakistan.
Former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs and ex-Cape Cobras batsman Owais Shah have applied for the position of India Women’s head coach.
There were no games completed on the opening day of the Momentum U13 Cricket Week on Monday, as a massive thunderstorm descended on Benoni and everyone was sent scurrying for cover, writes THEO GARRUN.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh isn’t sure of his standing in the Australian Test team, after being named a vice-captain but dropped from the XI.
Former Australian captain Steven Smith might be barred from playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Opening batsman Dean Elgar is confident the Tshwane Spartans are ‘peaking at the right moment’, ahead of a defining week in the Mzansi Super League.
Nelson Mandela Bay Giants captain Jon-Jon Smuts has highlighted the importance of spin, ahead of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture against the Paarl Rocks at Boland Park.
