
Faf: We can’t stop Gayle
Proteas captain Faf du Plesssis admitted that they have no answers to counter big-hitting Chris Gayle.
Proteas captain Faf du Plesssis admitted that they have no answers to counter big-hitting Chris Gayle.
The Cobras collapsed within 30 overs while the Dolphins at least went down fighting in the latest Sunfoil series matches
For a while, there was hope after the Proteas posted a demanding target of 232. Then Chris Gayle stepped on to the field and produced an innings which destroyed all that had gone before, helping the West Indies to a four-wicket win with four balls to spare.
Talented duo Gihahn Cloete and Theunis de Bruyn took centre stage on debut for South Africa A on the opening day of the first four-day match against the England Lions at Boland Park on Sunday.
It’s a battle for survival for the Cape Cobras and the Dolphins in a long day ahead on day four of the latest Sunfoil matches
Renegade batsman Kevin Pietersen has made himself available ‘anytime’ to play against England in one of their warm-up games for the TriSeries against Australia and India.
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If the Proteas can get rid of the of the ‘world’s most dangerous T20 player’, we have a chance of winning, says Faf du Plessis.
Chris Gayle’s brilliant 77 off 31 balls set up the West Indies for a four-wicket win over the Proteas in the first of three T20s, at Newlands on Friday night.
The Highveld Lions build the pressure on Cobras while the Dolphins flounder under Warriors attack on day two of the Sunfoil Series matches
Simon Harmer’s four-wicket haul in the third Test against West Indies was enough to give the off-spinner this week’s Most Valuable Player award.
Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s T20 captain, admits that the three-match T20 series against the West Indies will be largely experimental.
The Highveld Lions managed to reel in the Cobras, but the Warriors are on the warpath against the Dolphins in the latest Sunfoil Series matches
Whatever else the West Indians can or can’t do, they can certainly play T20.
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