
AB reflects on win
AB de Villiers was a happy man after his side levelled the five-match ODI series in Perth on Sunday.
AB de Villiers was a happy man after his side levelled the five-match ODI series in Perth on Sunday.
The Proteas went into the 2nd ODI against Australia with an extra batsman, but the remaining bowlers set up a three-wicket win in Perth on Sunday.
Highveld Lions fast bowler Chris Morris admitted that his world record in Twenty20 cricket had been driven by sheer determination after two nightmarish outings in the Ram Slam T20 last weekend.
Sunday will see another full round of fixtures take place in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, as Durban hosts a triple-header.
After a seesaw affair in the opening game, the two sides will do it all again in Perth on Sunday.
In Friday night’s Ram Slam T20 action the Lions secured top-spot, while the Knights and Warriors completed a full house of home victories.
Captain AB de Villiers insisted on a prompt turnaround ahead of Sunday’s first ODI against Australia, after South Africa slumped to a 32-run defeat in the series opener at the WACA in Perth on Friday.
On the day that AB de Villiers was named the ICC ODI Player of the Year, he celebrated by top-scoring in the first ODI against Australia in Perth.
We pinpoint the key elements from Friday’s series opener between Australia and South Africa in Perth.
AB de Villiers and David Miller looked as if they would chase down 300, but after their dismissals South Africa slumped to defeat in the first ODI in Perth.
South African captain AB de Villiers has been named the ICC’s ODI Player of the Year for the second time.
The International Cricket Council have named AB de Villiers ODI Player of the Year for 2014 – but how have he and other South Africans fared at the awards in the past?
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma’s whirlwind 264 against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday weighed in as the highest score in the history of ODI cricket, but how have South Africans fared among this format of the game?
Ahead of Friday’s opening 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. Stats and head-to-heads are from 1992 onwards.
Ahead of the five-match ODI series between Australia and South Africa, we look at five key battles that can shape the outcome of the series.