Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl first on Thursday in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Corbin Bosch will make his Test debut on his home ground. Play is due to start at 10:00. TEAMS South Africa Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan … Read more
Two former Proteas stars are among the three ex-players implicated in a match-fixing scheme during the 2015/2016 domestic T20 Ram Slam Challenge. The trio, Ethy Mbhalati (43), Thami Tsolekile (44), and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (40) were arrested on 18 November, 28 and 29 November, respectively. The arrests come after an investigation by the Serious Corruption Investigation … Read more
AB de Villiers remains the most famous cricketer to ever come out of the country. During his Indian Premier League (IPL) career, De Villiers earned the nickname ‘Mr 360’ for his ability to hit big and clear any boundary against any bowler. AB de Villiers made his debut at age 20 back in 2004 against … Read more
Despite winning all eight matches in this year’s T20 World Cup, the Proteas are still not considered favorites against India in the final. South Africa is the only team in the tournament with a 100 percent winning record. India’s match against Canada was abandoned before a ball was bowled, resulting in a draw. Rohit Sharma’s … Read more
The Proteas claimed an important – albeit somewhat unconvincing – win over the USA on Wednesday, but will have very little time to put their feet up at this lengthy T20 World Cup tournament. Aiden Markram’s charges will be back in action on Friday, this time taking on a dangerous England side that is undoubtedly … Read more
Despite close calls, Unbeaten Proteas have reached the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup. Rob Walters’ team started the tournament by beating Sri Lanka by six wickets before narrowly edging the Netherlands by four wickets. In their last two games against Bangladesh and Nepal, the Proteas managed to scrap past somehow. The Proteas … Read more
The Central Gauteng Lions comfortably beat KZN Dolphins with seven wickets in hand in the T20 Challenge final at the Wanderers on Sunday. Lions won the CSA T20 Challenge to add a second trophy collection, after also winning the first-class competition. And with their latest triumph coming just two days short of the Proteas’ squad announcement for … Read more
In a sign of the times, Cricket South Africa ultimately put the lucrative SA20 competition ahead of the Test series against New Zealand, with the squad selected notably missing the majority of the Proteas’ big-name players. ALSO READ | Dean Elgar saddened by decline of Test cricket in South Africa Amid plenty of criticism that the … Read more
Two years after Virat Kohli shouted angrily into a stump microphone in what proved to be his final Test as captain, India will seek once again to breach the ‘final frontier’ for their Test team when they begin a two-match series at SuperSport Park on Tuesday, 26 December. The first ball is due to be … Read more
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma found himself trending once again following Proteas’ series defeat to India on Thursday. The 33-year-old was rested for the T20I and ODI series against India, with Aiden Markram taking over as captain. ALSO READ: Bavuma trends despite not playing in Proteas pink day ODI defeat The Proteas suffered a 78-run defeat in the … Read more
