Australia bat first
Quinton de Kock is back in the T20 side while Dale Steyn will have to wait a bit longer to make his comeback.
Quinton de Kock is back in the T20 side while Dale Steyn will have to wait a bit longer to make his comeback.
Australia believe they have found a weakness in AB de Villiers’ batting which they will try and exploit when the teams face off in a three-match T20 series.
The Cape Cobras collapsed to 169 all out in 42 overs in the Momentum One-Day Cup final at Newlands on Sunday, offering the Highveld Lions a run chase of just four runs an over.
The Cape Cobras, with the benefit of home ground advantage, lost the toss and were sent in to bat in the Momentum One-Day Cup final at Newlands on Sunday.
The Highveld Lions won the toss and sent the Warriors in to bat in the Momentum One-Day Cup eliminator at the Wanderers on Wednesday afternoon.
Points of interest in the Momentum One-Day Cup eliminator between the Highveld Lions and the Warriors in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
AB de Villiers is hopeful that opening the batting in T20 internationals will help him improve his batting record in the format.
South Africa have named an unchanged side for the 2nd T20 international against England at the Wanderers.
Imran Tahir equaled his best bowling figures in a T20I by claiming 4-21 to help restrict England to 134-8 in the first T20I at Newlands on Friday. England got off to a flying start by scoring at 1o runs an overs for the first five overs. South Africa fought back and got rid of Alex Hales (27), Joe Root (8) and… Read more →
South Africa have picked Hashim Amla, Rilee Rossouw and David Miller while Quinton de Kock misses out with a minor injury in the first T20I against England.
The Knights have appointed former Proteas spinner Nicky Boje as their new head coach for the next two seasons.
Kobus Pretorius rates all the Proteas who played in the ODI series against England, which South Africa won 3-2.
Few players enjoy batting under pressure as much as Proteas captain AB de Villiers, who again showed his nerves of steel on Sunday.
Alex Hales finally scored his first hundred of the series but the rest of the England batting line-up shot themselves in the foot to reach 236 all out at Newlands on Sunday. England were the architects of their own downfall because even though the scoreboard will suggest otherwise, the bowling was mediocre at best. Hales was the exception for England and his… Read more →
Rilee Rossouw has replaced JP Duminy in South Africa’s starting XI for the fifth ODI against England at Newlands on Sunday.