Neil McKenzie loses his pants
Watch as Neil McKenzie, who announced his retirement from first-class cricket on Monday, lose his pants while playing in an ODI against Australia.
Awkward moment for Clarke
At the post-match conference of their semi-final victory over India, skipper Michael Clarke was at a loss for words with this question…
‘Thank you South Africa’
AB de Villiers thanks fans for their support as the Proteas prepare to return to South Africa from the World Cup.
Blitzboks rap for Proteas
Watch as Chris Dry and the rest of the Blitzboks team rap this message of good luck from Hong Kong to the Proteas ahead of their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Tuesday.
Sports stars wish Proteas well
Springbok rugby players and fans alike wish the Proteas all the best for their World Cup semi-final clash with New Zealand on Tuesday.
Proteas on quarter-final win
Watch as AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy give their views after South Africa trounced Sri Lanka in the World Cup quarter-final.
SAC joins rhino fight
In a corporate social responsibility initiative, SA Rugby and SA Cricket magazines joined forces with Madikwe Nature Reserve in the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa.
Langeveldt’s hat-trick
Charl Langeveldt claimed South Africa’s first ever ODI hat-trick against the West Indies in 2005.
The ghost of Malinga
Rilee Rossouw received this ugly bouncer from Lasith Malinga in the Sri Lanka Premier League. He’ll hope it doesn’t come back to haunt him on Wednesday should he play against Sri Lanka in the quarter-final.
Lasith Malinga’s spell of terror
At the 2007 World Cup, South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 1 wicket in the super eight stage, but not before Lasith Malinga gave them a big scare by taking four wickets in four balls to almost single handedly win it for his team.
Herschelle Gibbs’ six sixes
On this day, at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs made history when he became the first player to smash six sixes in one over in international cricket.
On this day 9 years ago
12 March 2006 … The best game ever. Ricky Ponting made 164 from 105 balls as Australia made 434 for 4 – the first 400-plus total in the history of the game. And yet they lost by one wicket with one ball to spare, after Herschelle Gibbs led the charge with 175 from 111 balls. In all, 87 fours and 26 sixes were… Read more →
On this day 19 years ago
On this day 11 March 1996. Brian Lara was back to his brilliant best in West Indies’ surprise quarter-final victory over South Africa. Lara hammered 111 off just 94 balls, and South Africa – who left out Allan Donald for Paul Adams – surrendered to spin, losing eight wickets to Roger Harper, Jimmy Adams and Keith Arthurton, and went down by… Read more →
10 great catches
To get you in the mood for more World Cup action, have a look at this highlights reel of 10 great catches. Plenty of South African involvement!
Sohail hits 111 against SA
Aamer Sohail scored 111, but South Africa still managed to beat Pakistan by 5 wickets at the 1996 World Cup.
