Rashid pleads for peaceful Afghanistan-Pakistan clash

Rashid Khan has asked Afghanistan and Pakistan fans to behave when the two neighbours meet in the T20 World Cup on Friday.

Sri Lanka ready to unleash mystery spinner on Australia

Maheesh Theekshana will attempt to bamboozle Australia at the T20 World Cup on Thursday with coach Mickey Arthur backing the 21-year-old to “pose some questions”.

Wade backs Finch, Warner to fire at T20 World Cup

Australia’s Matthew Wade expects skipper Aaron Finch and David Warner to hit top gear and help drive the team to a maiden T20 World Cup title.

Holder to replace injured McCoy in Windies’ wilting squad

The West Indies have called up former skipper Jason Holder to their T20 World Cup squad after fast bowler Obed McCoy suffered a tournament-ending right leg injury.

Smit, Trumpelmann ensure Namibia continue dream run

JJ Smit stood unbeaten on 32 as Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets in their first-ever Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.

Cricket maverick standing up over kneeling down

Quinton de Kock has long been a maverick. A precocious talent, it was obvious early in his career that he did not fit easily into any cricketing stereotypes.

SA fast bowler takes three wickets in four balls for Namibia

Ruben Trumpelmann struck three times in the first over as Namibia restricted Scotland to 109-8 in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Clinical England thrash Bangladesh

England raced to a second successive victory at the T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket drubbing of Bangladesh on Wednesday.

Readers back De Kock’s decision

An overwhelming majority of SACricketmag.com readers believe Quinton de Kock made the right call not to play against the West Indies on Tuesday.

Player ratings: Markram underlines importance to Proteas cause

RYAN VREDE rates the Proteas in their group victory over the West Indies, which featured another excellent contribution from Aiden Markram.

De Kock stance forces a defining showdown with CSA board

Quinton de Kock has two options: leave the T20 World Cup voluntarily or be forced to betray his deeply-held convictions to play the game he loves, writes RYAN VREDE.

Black Caps captain praises ‘clinical’ Pakistan

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson says Pakistan were “outstanding” in their five-wicket win against his team at the T20 World Cup in Sharjah.

Rauf stars as Pakistan down New Zealand

Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in Sharjah on Tuesday to pick up their second straight win in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Bavuma respects De Kock’s decision to withdraw from team

Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says the team will find out more about Quinton de Kock’s decision to pull out of their T20 World Cup match against the West Indies over the next couple of days.

Proteas whack West Indies without De Kock

Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen powered South Africa to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the T20 World Cup.