
Gavaskar slams fans' behaviour
India great Sunil Gavaskar led calls on Tuesday for Cuttack to be banned as a cricket venue after crowd trouble twice brought a halt to play in a Twenty20 international against South Africa.
India great Sunil Gavaskar led calls on Tuesday for Cuttack to be banned as a cricket venue after crowd trouble twice brought a halt to play in a Twenty20 international against South Africa.
Faf du Plessis has hailed South Africa’s bowling performance in the second T20 against India on Monday as possibly the best he’s ever seen from them in this format.
The true fans’ reaction on Twitter to the disgraceful behaviour at the Cuttack ground as Proteas surged to victory in the second T20I.
Angry at their team’s poor performance, Indian fans disrupted the second T20 by throwing bottles on to the field before South Africa eventually beat India by six wickets in Cuttack on Monday.
South Africa are prepared for a radical change in conditions expected for the second T20 International against India at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Monday.
Qaasim Adams scored an excellent 50 to help Northerns become the inaugural champions of the Africa T20 series, beating KwaZulu-Natal Inland by seven wickets at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday morning.
KZN Inland proved their pedigree once again in limited overs pressure matches when they beat hosts, Free State, by four runs in the second semi-final of the Africa T20 Cup at the Mangaung Oval on Saturday.
JP Duminy says it was important for him to start the Indian tour off with a bang after a two-month break from the game during which time he became a father for the first time.
Henry Davids proved to be a more than adequate replacement for Indian-bound Albie Morkel as Northerns cruised to a 35-run victory over KZN in the first semi-final of the Africa T20 Cup competition at the Mangaung Oval on Saturday.
A match-winning unbeaten partnership of 105 runs between JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien gave South Africa a seven-wicket win in the first T20I against India in Dharmasala on Friday.
As South Africa kick off their tour of India and build towards the T20 World Cup next year, SACricketmag.com looks at five talking points in the three-match series.
Aiden Markram has a history of putting in the big performances when the pressure is at its most intense, but the Northerns opener believes any one of his teammates has the ‘X-factor’ to influence the playoff stages of this weekend’s Africa T20 Cup.
The Proteas will be out to start their tour of India on a positive note in the opening T20 International against India in Dharamsala on Friday evening.
South Africa’s poor execution with the ball was shown up in their eight-wicket defeat to India A on Tuesday, but JP Duminy believes it’s nothing to worry about.
Cape Cobras coach Paul Adams is hopeful he can help struggling all-rounder Wayne Parnell get back to his best when the new season starts on 10 October.