Ganguly facing conflict-of-interest charges

The board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) has asked former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly to respond to charges of conflict of interest after taking on a role in the Delhi Capitals setup.

Pakistan need to work on power-hitting - Arthur

Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has identified Pakistan’s lack of power-hitting as the main area of concern ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales.

HIGHLIGHTS: Gauteng Women vs KZN Women (5th-place playoff)

KwaZulu-Natal Coastal clinched a narrow one-wicket victory over Gauteng to secure fifth place at the CSA Women’s National Week after a sensational 5-14 by Kiara Fischer.

HIGHLIGHTS: Border Women vs Boland Women (7th-place playoff)

Border thumped Boland by 97 runs last Friday to secure seventh place at the end of the CSA Women’s National Week at the University of Free State in Bloemfontein.

Moroe on World Cup selection: No targets have been given

Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Thabang Moroe has confirmed the Proteas won’t have any racial transformation targets for the 2019 World Cup squad.

Boucher: I will pay for Markram's flight

Titans head coach Mark Boucher has implored the Proteas to name batsman Aiden Markram in the squad for the World Cup in the United Kingdom later this year.

Interpol to work with ICC in combating corruption

The International Cricket Council and worldwide police cooperation Interpol will collaborate to combat corruption in cricket.

Former Proteas spinner named Essex captain

Former Proteas Test spinner Simon Harmer has been named Essex’s T20 captain.

What SA can learn from NZ World Cup squad

New Zealand announced a strong World Cup squad on Wednesday. The Proteas’ 15 for the global showpiece in the United Kingdom will be named before 18 April.

NZ include uncapped player in World Cup squad

New Zealand have named a strong squad for the World Cup in the United Kingdom later this year.

HIGHLIGHTS: Gauteng Women vs KZN Women

Gauteng thumped KwaZulu-Natal Coastal during the CSA Women’s National Week last Wednesday after Raisibe Ntozakhe, Yolande Fourie and Shabnim Ismail picked up three wickets apiece.

‘In the end, what matters is that the trophy is sitting in your dressing room and not in the opposition’s dressing room and that happened to us. It was the ultimate feeling on the cricket field to take that victory lap as champions, there cannot be anything better than that.’

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HIGHLIGHTS: FS Women vs Boland Women

Free State strolled to a comfortable 73-run win over Boland after a fiery fifer from Gezelle Janse van Rensburg following a well-played half-century from Izelle Cilliers.

HIGHLIGHTS: WP Women vs Border Women

Western Province clinched a convincing 81-run win over Border last Wednesday, thanks to a sensational century from captain and opener Laura Wolvaardt along with Leah Jones’ 4-37.

Olivier injury scare ahead of Yorkshire debut

Former Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier will welcome a County Championship Division One debut for Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge this week.