CWC countdown (4 days to go)
Chris Woakes took five for 19 as England claimed a comfortable nine-wicket victory in their first official World Cup warm-up match against the West Indies in Sydney on Monday.
Abbott plays down AB absence
AB de Villiers should be ready to face New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday after he missed the game against Sri Lanka with a stiff hip.
De Kock shines in warm-up win
An opening stand of 116 between Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla enabled South Africa to beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets via the D/L Method in a World Cup warm-up match in Christchurch on Monday.
Tuks take honours in Varsity Cricket final
Tuks were crowned the inaugural Varsity Cricket Champions when they beat Maties by five wickets in the final in Potchefstroom on Sunday. A fine batting performance from Gerald Pike, who hit 50 off 38 and Heinrich Klaasen, whose lower order blitz yielded 37 off 20, helped Tuks chase down the 126-run target set by Maties. Along with the honour of… Read more →
Momentum One-Day Cup stats
Here is a look at the latest Momentum One-Day Cup stats ahead of this week’s play-offs following another round of weekend action.
Titans edge Warriors to play-offs
Two days after gunning down a record 354 against Titans, Warriors’ batting line-up pulled off another exceptional chase to overhaul a target of 286 and pick up a bonus point against Lions in East-London.
Proteas start World Cup prep
The Proteas will step up their preparations for the World Cup when they face Sri Lanka in the first of two warm-up games on Monday.
CWC countdown (5 days to go)
England’s Stuart Broad has fired the first shots ahead of his team’s World Cup opener against Australia, claiming the host nation won’t even make the final of the tournament.
De Villiers: We’ve come to win
Fikile Mbulala’s World Cup send-off for the Proteas has been referred to as ‘interesting’, in some Australian newspapers. And being told not to return home as ‘losers by the sports minister merely reflects the passionate desire of all South Africans to win the event, AB de Villiers said on Saturday.
CWC countdown (6 days to go)
Real-time Snicko and Hawkeye ball-tracking will be used, while Hot Spot will be absent from the DRS at the World Cup in what looms as the final ICC event for the review system in its current form.
Big win keeps Warriors in hunt
A captain’s knock by Colin Ingram kept the Warriors unlikely march to the play-offs of the Momentum One-Day Cup alive with a remarkable victory over the Titans in Centurion on Friday.
No World Cup bonuses for SA
Cricket South Africa want pride and history, rather than extravagant bonuses, to motivate the Proteas to win the World Cup.
CWC countdown (7 days to go)
Brett Lee has joined Mike Hussey as a former Australian cricketer who has been given a World Cup role with another team.
SA A avoid clean sweep
Reeza Hendricks and Kagiso Rabada helped the South Africa A side to win the fifth and final ODI against the England Lions in Benoni on Thursday.
$100,000 CPL payday for Kallis
Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis was contracted by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel for $100,000 during Thursday’s player draft for the 2015 Caribbean Premier League.
