Black players must be backed
Black cricketers need confidence instilled in them from their coaches and captains in order to thrive.
Black cricketers need confidence instilled in them from their coaches and captains in order to thrive.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl in the World T20 final in Kolkata.
After getting off to a flyer, South Africa’s slow bowlers did the trick as they bowled Sri Lanka out for 120 in 19.3 overs. Sri Lanka raced to 45 in the first five overs before they lost their first wicket, Dinesh Chandimal getting himself clean bowled by Aaron Phangiso (2-26). The left-armer found himself on a hat-trick ball after bowling Lahiru Thirimanne… Read more →
South Africa have made three changes to their XI for the game against Sri Lanka in Delhi on Monday.
South Africa’s fate in the T20 World Cup is out of their control after they lost to West Indies by three wickets in Nagpur on Friday.
South Africa will have to bowl out of their skins to beat the West Indies after a disastrous start with the bat saw them limp their way to 122-8. This was ugly to watch and is the sort of collapse that results in uncomfortable questions being asked, providing the Proteas fail to defend their total. Everyone knew it was going… Read more →
Aaron Phangiso comes in for Kyle Abbott while Rilee Rossouw replaces the injured JP Duminy in South Africa’s crunch game against the West Indies.
A late onslaught from AB de Villiers ensured South Africa reached 209-5 batting first against Afghanistan in Mumbai on Sunday. Whether they will be able to defend that this time remains to be seen, although they are favourites to do so even without Dale Steyn, who was dropped for this match. It’s important to note that the strip this game is… Read more →
David Wiese has replaced Dale Steyn in the Proteas XI for their World T20 clash against Afghanistan in Mumbai.
A breathtaking onslaught from Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla launched South Africa to 229-4 in Mumbai. Poor old England. After being blown away on Wednesday by Chris Gayle, they lost the plot completely here as De Kock (52 off 24) and Amla (58 off 31) smashed them to all corner on their way to a 96-run opening partnership. Together they… Read more →
South Africa have opted for an extra seamer in Kyle Abbott in place of all-rounder David Wiese as they get their World T20 campaign underway.
Hashim Amla scored his highest T20 score and second fifty in a row as South Africa reached 178-4 batting first at Newlands. It was a majestic innings by the opener who came back into the side for AB de Villiers, who is reportedly struggling with a shoulder injury. Amla (97 off 62 balls) made the most of his opportunity, just as… Read more →
South Africa have made three changes to their XI for the deciding T20 international against Australia at Newlands.
Faf du Plessis’s 79 off 41 took South Africa to 204-7 after South Africa were put in to bat first by Australia in the second T20I, at the Wanderers. The regular fall of wickets in the middle overs threatened to derail South Africa’s innings and prevent them from setting an imposing target for the Aussies to chase. However, Du Plessis smashed… Read more →
South Africa must chase 158 for victory in the first T20 international against Australia at Kingsmead. After getting off to a flying start, Australia’s innings crumbled in the space of five overs as they went from 69-1 to 97-5 and eventually finished on 157-9. Imran Tahir (3-21) and David Wiese (2-16) were the standout bowlers for the Proteas after Australia… Read more →