India lose Rohit, Ravichandran
Batsman Rohit Sharma and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been ruled out of India’s second Test against Australia, which will get under way in Perth on Friday.
Batsman Rohit Sharma and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been ruled out of India’s second Test against Australia, which will get under way in Perth on Friday.
Captain Albie Morkel had the consolation of victory as the Durban Heat ended an otherwise disappointing Mzansi Super League campaign with a win over the Tshwane Spartans at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.
South African all-rounder Chris Morris will play for the Rangpur Riders in the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League.
Batsman Cameron Delport was singled out for praise by captain Faf du Plessis as the Paarl Rocks beat the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at Boland Park.
Fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Lutho Sipamla, who represented the Cape Town Blitz and Tshwane Spartans respectively in the ongoing Mzansi Super League, have been listed for the Indian Premier League player auction later this month. Batsmen Janneman Malan, Cameron Delport, Ryan Rickelton and Pite van Biljon, all-rounder Jason Smith and seamer Shadley van Schalkwyk are the other internationally-uncapped South… Read more →
The Spartans can still get into the play-offs, if they dramatically up the ante in the net run-rate stakes – and results go their way in Wednesday’s other match between the Paarl Rocks and Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. A lot of ‘ifs’, indeed. At the same time, the Heat will remain at the bottom regardless as the round-robin stage of… Read more →
The first half of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League double-header brings a straight shootout to Boland Park, where the Giants and Rocks are vying for a spot alongside the Jozi Stars in Friday’s eliminator.
Batsman Rassie van der Dussen and seamer Nono Pongolo were the star performers as the Jozi Stars beat the Tshwane Spartans in Tuesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at the Wanderers.
Paarl Rocks head coach Adrian Birrell is understandably wary of a motivated Nelson Mandela Bay Giants outfit ahead of Wednesday’s Mzansi Super League fixture at Boland Park. The Giants beat the Rocks earlier in the tournament, but have since slipped to defeats at the hands of the Jozi Stars and Tshwane Spartans – and shared a washout with the Durban… Read more →
A superb century from opening batsman Shai Hope carried the West Indies to a tight four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Tuesday’s second ODI at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Head coach Grant Morgan is eager to see the Durban Heat end an otherwise disappointing Mzansi Super League campaign in triumph this week.
Former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs and ex-Cape Cobras batsman Owais Shah have applied for the position of India Women’s head coach.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh isn’t sure of his standing in the Australian Test team, after being named a vice-captain but dropped from the XI.
Former Australian captain Steven Smith might be barred from playing in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Opening batsman Dean Elgar is confident the Tshwane Spartans are ‘peaking at the right moment’, ahead of a defining week in the Mzansi Super League.