Faf du Plessis and David Miller’s incredible centuries punished Australia as the Proteas posted 320-5 in Hobart.
The year’s not yet done, but already Indian batters have struck 15 ODI centuries, with England hot on their heels on 13, while the Proteas have only cobbled together two, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Proteas seal a 40-run win in the final ODI to win the series 2-1.
The Proteas lost the toss and will bat first in the final ODI against Australia in Hobart.
Aiden Markram was run out for 19 in the second ODI against Australia at a point when South Africa were starting to dominate the Aussie attack. It was a costly wicket, and there were three reasons why this should never have happened, writes SIMON LEWIS.
The fourth match of the Women’s World T20 between the England Women and Sri Lankan Women, scheduled to be played at Gros Islet in the West Indies, has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains.
The series decider in Hobart is huge for two reasons: South Africa needs to win to claim an important moral victory … and it’s also the Proteas’ 600th ODI, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Gauteng (10 wickets) and South Western Districts (147 runs) completed big wins on the last day of their 3-Day Cup matches.
‘Mate, I haven’t heard one thing about you that’s any good. Everyone on this field hates you. Even the non-striker told me he thinks you’re a prick.’
The Australian public still holds disgraced cricket stars Steve Smith and David Warner in the highest regard, judging by the huge turnout at a grade game in Sydney when the two stars played against each other on Saturday.
Deandra Dottin took a sensational 5-5 for the West Indies as they crushed Bangladesh by 60 runs in their opening Women’s World T20 match, despite posting a light target for the Bangladesh Women’s team to chase in Providence.
Australia Women strolled to a comfortable 52-run victory in Guyana as the pre-tournament favourites proved their credentials in their first match of the Women’s World T20.
KZN Inland suffered an innings loss to Northerns on day two of the latest round of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action, with Gauteng on the verge of a win over North West.
Pakistan took a comfortable 6-wicket win over New Zealand at Abu Dhabi to level the series 1-1 after New Zealand’s batters managed to hit just 12 boundaries in their innings.
David Miller, the Proteas’ top-scorer in the second ODI against Australia at Adelaide, told the press of his side’s disappointment at not being able to finish the match off successfully against Australia.
