De Villiers leads as SA bat
The Proteas have won the toss and decided to bat first in the inaugural four-day Test against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth.
The Proteas have won the toss and decided to bat first in the inaugural four-day Test against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth.
AB de Villiers will captain the Proteas in their day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday in Port Elizabeth, after Faf du Plessis was ruled out because of a viral infection.
A hundred by David Warner gave Australia control of the fourth Test against England in Melbourne, ending day one on 244-3.
South African-born Surrey paceman Tom Curran will receive his Test debut for England in the Ashes Boxing Day match.
Malibongwe Maketa says he is comfortable with his role as assistant coach to Ottis Gibson ahead of the Proteas’ four-day pink-ball Test against Zimbabwe.
Hardus Viljoen took 3-43 and struck 30 off 28 balls at the death to claim a victory off the last ball for the Lions against the Dolphins at Senwes Park on Saturday.
AB de Villiers has confirmed that he is fully fit for the Zimbabwe Test, while Chris Morris is yet to recover from a groin strain he picked up in the Ram Slam T20 final.
Virat Kohli, who rested while India demolished Sri Lanka in their ODI series, returns to lead his side in six ODIs against South Africa in February.
George Linde’s six wickets wrapped up a 67-run victory for the Cape Cobras over the Warriors in their One-Day Cup match in Oudtshoorn.
AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn have given Proteas coach Ottis Gibson selection dilemmas ahead of the day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day.
India’s Rohit Sharma, warming up for his tour of South Africa next month, has matched David Miller’s record for the fastest Twenty20 international century.
Zimbabwe were given a hint of the task ahead when a young SA Invitation side beat then by five wickets under lights in Paarl.
Heinrich Klaasen’s blistering 91 was the standout innings as the Titans crushed the Knights by seven wickets, with 21 overs remaining, in the Momentum One-Day Cup.
The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola week has reached its end and SACricketmag.com attended the announcement of the SA Schools side.
Proteas star Dale Steyn was not missed as the South African XI cut through the Zimbabweans in their day-night warm-up match in Paarl.