Smith takes hosts home

Faced with their toughest chase of the series, Australia once again timed their charge to win by two-wickets in Sydney on Sunday.

Levi blitz sinks Dolphins

Solid performances at the top of the order saw the Cape Cobras, Warriors and Titans record wins in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge on Friday.

MVP 5: Kyle Abbott

The wholesale changes to South Africa’s XI for the fourth ODI against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground were unable to necessitate victory, but at least pushed the talent, promise and importance of Kyle Abbott.

SA News roundup (fri)

The Cape Cobras plan to target the power plays in Durban, while the Proteas suffer another injury.

Death bowling woes

What former Proteas wicketkeeper Mark Boucher had to say on SuperSport about the fourth ODI defeat in Melbourne.

Fourth ODI: 10 talking points

We pinpoint the key factors from South Africa’s defeat to Australia in Melbourne on Friday.

SA News Roundup (thurs)

Paul Adams is very pleased with the performance of his Ram Slam recruit, while Sahara have extended their stay in South African cricket.

Ram Slam T20 preview

All six teams will be in action on Friday as competition for the top three sports heats up in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge.

Must win for Proteas

The Proteas go into the fourth ODI in Melbourne on Friday needing to win to stay alive in the five-match series.

Aus vs SA ODI series stats

Ahead of Friday’s fourth ODI between Australia and South Africa, we take a look at who are the form players thus far.

Aus vs SA: All the ODI stats

Ahead of Friday’s fourth game in the five-match ODI series between Australia and South Africa (start 5.20am SA time), we look at the updated key ODI stats featuring the two countries.

Tahir in doubt for 4th ODI

Leg-spinner Imran Tahir’s participation in South Africa’s fourth ODI against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground remained in the balance on Wednesday.

3rd ODI: 10 talking points

We pinpoint the talking points from South Africa’s defeat in the third ODI in Canberra on Wednesday.

Reaction to 3rd ODI defeat

Positives were far and few between for captain AB de Villiers, as South Africa fell to a 73-run defeat at the hands of Australia in Wednesday’s third ODI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Australia secure big win

Aaron Finch and Steve Smith set up a 73-run victory in the third ODI of the five-match series in Canberra on Wednesday.