Playing selector: Proteas XI to face England
Ahead of Tuesday’s first ODI at Newlands, the SA Cricket magazine staff and contributors pick the Proteas starting XI they’d like to see in the match against England.
Ahead of Tuesday’s first ODI at Newlands, the SA Cricket magazine staff and contributors pick the Proteas starting XI they’d like to see in the match against England.
New Proteas ODI skipper Quinton De Kock will not be handing over the gloves as South Africa prepare for the challenge of facing world champions England, starting on Tuesday at Newlands.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Kyle Verreynne has hailed the positive influence of Cape Cobras coach Ashwell Prince.
Proteas batsman David Miller has stressed that despite a new look to the team, South Africa want to win the three-ODI series against world champions England.
In five ODIs against the Proteas at Newlands, England have never tasted victory.
England will play their first ODI since winning the Cricket World Cup in July last year when they face a new-look Proteas outfit at Newlands on Tuesday.
A below par batting performance saw the Proteas Women lose the first T20 International against New Zealand by nine wickets on Sunday at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
Thando Ntini marked his white-ball franchise debut with four wickets to help the Cape Cobras launch their 2019-20 One-Day Cup season with a comfortable 31-run DLS win over the Warriors in Oudtshoorn on Sunday.
The South Africa U19s failed to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Super League quarter-final as they went down by four wickets to the Windies in the playoff semi-final on Saturday in Potchefstroom.
Career-best batting efforts by Keshav Maharaj and Prenelan Subrayen, followed by a potent bowling display, rescued the Dolphins from a dire position to beat the Knights by 94 runs and with a bonus point in their One-Day Cup opener in Durban on Saturday.
Proteas batsman David Miller is looking forward to playing under the leadership of new ODI captain Quinton de Kock during this month’s series against England.
World cricket has another ‘Mankad’. This time Afghanistan left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad ran out Pakistan opener Mohammad Huraira at the non-striker’s end during a key U19 World Cup quarter-final in Benoni, South Africa.
One of the most significant challenges that face cricket organisers is that the international game is largely played by bilateral agreement.
Half-centuries by Ryan Rickelton and Rassie van der Dussen helped the Lions make an impressive start to the new One-Day Cup season by flattening the defending champions Titans by 73 runs in their derby at Centurion on Friday.
The South Africa Women side will now turn their focus to the five-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand Women, starting on 2 February at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.