
Johnson: Bans should stay
Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson does not believe that Steve Smith and David Warner’s bans should be lifted.
Former Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson does not believe that Steve Smith and David Warner’s bans should be lifted.
When Gihahn Cloete turned out for South Africa in a T20 International against Zimbabwe in East London on 10 October 2018, he became the 85th cricketer to have played in the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week since 1994 to have gone on to represent the Proteas.
The Proteas Women recorded their highest score of the 2018 Women’s World T20 as they romped home to a 30-run win in their final match against the Bangladesh Women at Gros Islet.
The West Indies sealed a tight four-wicket win over England to finish at the top of group A in the Women’s World T20 at Gros Islet on Sunday.
Captain AB de Villiers joked that he is getting ‘too old’ for tense finishes, as the Tshwane Spartans completed a tight one-run victory over the Paarl Rocks in a key Mzansi Super League fixture at Boland Park on Sunday.
Gihahn Cloete’s 80 helped the Tshwane Spartans to 203-5, which they defended to clinch a one-run victory against the Paarl Rocks, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
Durban Heat skipper Albie Morkel scored a superb 45 from 25 balls to help set up a target of 157 for the Cape Town Blitz, but Pakistan’s Asif Ali single-handedly won the game for the Blitz despite a supreme bowling effort from Keshav Maharaj.
Back-to-back wins for the Cape Town Blitz on Friday and Sunday set the seal on a superb start to their Mzansi Super League campaign.
Free State trounced Easterns by seven wickets and Northern Cape triumphed over Boland by six wickets in Sunday’s CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge action.
England batsman Dawid Malan has signed off a successful, albeit brief, stint as captain of the Cape Town Blitz.
Pakistan is well-placed to push for victory in the first Test against New Zealand, while England beat Sri Lanka in Kandy by 57 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
The Paarl Rocks would like to repeat the performance of the Cape Town Blitz in the tournament opener earlier this week, while the Spartans need to bounce back from that early defeat.
The tournament opener winners clash with the Durban Heat at Kingsmead, as the Mzansi Super League continues to gain traction.
Northern Cape completed a superb innings victory over Boland, while Free State triumphed by 177 runs over Easterns in their 3-Day Provincial Cup matches.
The Proteas Women are looking to finish their Women’s World T20 campaign on a high against Bangladesh, despite the disappointment of being knocked out as a result of their defeat against England.