
Johan Botha retires from all cricket
Former Proteas spinner Johan Botha has retired from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect.
Former Proteas spinner Johan Botha has retired from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect.
Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has apologised to the cricketing community for the on-field comments he made that were picked up by the stump mic during the second ODI at Kingsmead.
Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo produced a brilliant 127-run stand for the sixth wicket against Pakistan at Kingsmead to draw the ODI series level at 1-1, and the pair have credited each other for their achievement.
Highveld Lions left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks has been called up to the Proteas squad for the last three ODIs in the series against Pakistan, along with Dale Steyn and Quinton de Kock.
The New Zealand batting crumbled in the first ODI against India as they were dismissed for 157 (Kuldeep Yadav 4-39, Mohammed Shami 3-19), with Kane Williamson scoring 64. In response, Shikhar Dhawan (75 not out) and Virat Kohli (45) strolled to an easy 8-wicket win.
Rassie van der Dussen (80 not out) reflects on his superb, match-winning sixth-wicket stand of 127 with all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo (69 not out), who also registered career-best figures of 4-22 when Pakistan batted.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed could be in line for serious sanction by the ICC following an alleged racist comment he made during Proteas all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo’s match-winning innings on Tuesday evening, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Five talking points from South Africa’s five-wicket win over Pakistan in Tuesday’s second ODI at Kingsmead in Durban, according to JONHENRY WILSON.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was South Africa’s lone representative in the International Cricket Council’s Test Team of the Year, announced earlier this week.
The top two teams in the 4-Day Franchise Series – the Cape Cobras and the Highveld Lions – played themselves into strong positions as both look to push for a vital win in the second-last round of league fixtures.
All-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo relished the Man of the Match award as South Africa beat Pakistan by five wickets in Tuesday’s second ODI at Kingsmead in Durban.
Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo struck crucial half-centuries as the Proteas claimed a five-wicket win against Pakistan in the second ODI at Kingsmead. KHALID MOHIDIN reports.
The Big Bash has seen a reintroduction of the bat flip as a way to decide which side bats first … but Tuesday’s flip before the Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder proved dangerous for the attending media!
Proteas legend Herschelle Gibbs has shared some strong words about the Proteas’ batting approach in the first ODI at St George’s Park, where South Africa lost by five wickets, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer to win the International Cricket Council Player of the Year, Test Player of the Year and ODI Player of the Year in one year, on the back of a prolific 2018.