
Rampant Asif Ali snuffs out Heat, Blitz win again
A breathtaking innings of 80 by Pakistan’s Asif Ali lifted the Cape Town Blitz from the depths of despair to a sensational victory over the Durban Heat at Kingsmead.
A breathtaking innings of 80 by Pakistan’s Asif Ali lifted the Cape Town Blitz from the depths of despair to a sensational victory over the Durban Heat at Kingsmead.
The Cape Town Blitz’s Pakistan star Muhammad Nawaz scored his first T20 half-century and took a wicket as his side defeated the Tshwane Spartans by 49 runs in their Mzansi Super League opener on Friday.
Pakistan is well-placed to push for victory in the first Test against New Zealand, while England beat Sri Lanka in Kandy by 57 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
The Paarl Rocks would like to repeat the performance of the Cape Town Blitz in the tournament opener earlier this week, while the Spartans need to bounce back from that early defeat.
The tournament opener winners clash with the Durban Heat at Kingsmead, as the Mzansi Super League continues to gain traction.
Northern Cape completed a superb innings victory over Boland, while Free State triumphed by 177 runs over Easterns in their 3-Day Provincial Cup matches.
The Proteas Women are looking to finish their Women’s World T20 campaign on a high against Bangladesh, despite the disappointment of being knocked out as a result of their defeat against England.
SACricketmag.com’s ANITHA MADIKIZELA spoke to Hugo Nel, coach of Pretoria High Schools Old Boys Club, and two of their star players, Nico van der Dussen and Dean Carlisle.
Proteas left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi returned figures of 1-12 in his allotted two overs in the rain-affected match which the Proteas won by 21 runs.
A Saturday afternoon triple play of videos to enjoy: the West Indies Women smash Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan men struggling against England and a club cricket update from Pretoria High School’s Old Boys coach.
The West Indies Women powered into the semi-finals of the Women’s World T20 with a crushing win over Sri Lanka.
England are on the verge of taking a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka, while New Zealand still trail Pakistan with nine wickets in hand.
The Cape Town Blitz’s win over the Tshwane Spartans in the opening match of the Mzansi Super League has fired up the Durban Heat ahead of their MSL opener on Sunday at Kingsmead Cricket Stadium.
Chris Gayle will be in the spotlight as the Jozi Stars take on the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in game two of the Mzansi Super League on Saturday.
The Northerns teams to play in the interprovincial youth weeks in December have been announced, writes THEO GARRUN.