
Pienaar to review Proteas
Francois Pienaar, the Springboks’ World Cup-winning captain in 1995, is to help CSA assess the Proteas’ latest performances.
Francois Pienaar, the Springboks’ World Cup-winning captain in 1995, is to help CSA assess the Proteas’ latest performances.
Rowan Richards took 7-28 as the Titans ended their victorious season in style, crushing the Cobras by 10 runs on Saturday.
The old and the new from South Africa join forces on the English County Cricket circuit, which starts on Sunday.
Heino Kuhn passed the 1 000 runs landmark at the second time of asking as the Titans stood on the brink of taking the Sunfoil Series title.
The Highveld Lions surrendered all hopes of overhauling the Titans at the top of the Sunfoil log when they were bowled out for 68 by the lowly Warriors.
The Proteas are in line to play a three-Test series against Australia in December, with the third Test in Adelaide set to be a day-night encounter.
Heino Kuhn has been named as the Titans Player of the Year after a dominating season with the bat, while Albie Morkel was named T20 Player of the Year.
Neil McKenzie will continue as the Proteas batting consultant for the duration of coach Russell Domingo’s contract, which expires in April 2017.
South Africa have slid down to No 5 on the ICC rankings for T20 teams after their group stage exit from the World T20 tournament in India.
Quinton de Kock has been included in the ICC World T20 team of the tournament, which was announced on Monday.
Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies No 8 batsman, smashed four successive sixes off Ben Stokes to win the World T20 title by four wickets in Kolkata.
Dean Elgar scored 174 as the Titans held on to a draw against the Highveld Lions in Centurion, to edge closer to the Sunfoil Series title.
Dean Elgar dug in as the Titans desperately fought for a draw against the Lions in their crucial Sunfoil match at Centurion.
Henry Davids and Qaasim Adams put the brakes on a Lions push for victory in their crucial Sunfoil match at Centurion on Friday.
Grant Elliot, the man who drove South Africans to tears in the 2015 World Cup semi-final, has retired from One-Day Internationals after New Zealand’s exit in the World T20 tournament.