
Aussies brace for Proteas pace
Australia will face one of cricket’s most hostile pace attacks when they play South Africa at Test level from Saturday for the first time since the infamous “Sandpaper-gate” series.
Australia will face one of cricket’s most hostile pace attacks when they play South Africa at Test level from Saturday for the first time since the infamous “Sandpaper-gate” series.
Kane Williamson has stepped down as New Zealand Test captain after more than six years in charge but will remain skipper of the ODI and T20I teams.
Ryan Rickelton scored 110 off 75 balls as the Central Gauteng Lions beat the North West Dragons by 133 runs at the Wanderers.
Twenty-two South Africans will go under the hammer at the 2023 IPL auction on Friday, 23 December in Kochi.
The Northerns Titans take on the KZN Dolphins in Centurion.
Ashwell Prince says Temba Bavuma scores the “difficult runs” more consistently than any other current Proteas Test batsman.
English cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has been taken to hospital after an accident while filming for popular BBC TV show Top Gear.
Proteas bowling coach Charl Langeveldt says “the first 20 balls” bowled to Australia’s top-six batsmen will be key during the three-Test series Down Under.
Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the third and final Test against England in Karachi this week.
Captain Ben Stokes hailed England’s Test series win in Pakistan on Monday as “massive”.
Kagiso Rabada took 2-22 on the final day of the Proteas’ warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane.
Injured pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of Australia’s opening Test against the Proteas in Brisbane this week.
Ryan Rickelton scored 99 off 96 balls as the Central Gauteng Lions beat the Boland Rocks by 111 runs at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel and Imam-ul-Haq hit half-centuries on Sunday to foil England’s seam and pace attack and set up an exciting finish to the second Test in Multan.
Theunis de Bruyn on his 88 off 86 balls for the Proteas against a Cricket Australia XI and the upcoming three-match Test series.