
Rain has the final say
An unbeaten century by Neil McKenzie was the shining light on a grey evening in Durban where the weather prevented a result in the Momentum One Day Cup match between the Dolphins and Lions.
An unbeaten century by Neil McKenzie was the shining light on a grey evening in Durban where the weather prevented a result in the Momentum One Day Cup match between the Dolphins and Lions.
AB de Villiers faced the New Zealand media on Wednesday and they got what they wanted to hear: he reckoned the co-hosts New Zealand are among the favourites to win next year’s Cricket World Cup.
The Lions travel to Durban to take on the Dolphins in the Momentum One Day Cup on Wednesday.
Stand-in skipper JP Duminy is eager to draw on South Africa’s vast leadership pool, come early November’s Twenty20 International series against Australia in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
Captain AB de Villiers remained wary of a New Zealand team five positions inferior in the International Cricket Council’s ODI rankings, as South Africa prepared for a testing three-match series in Mount Maunganui and Hamilton later this month.
South Africa have slipped back to No2 in the world ODI rankings after Australia beat Pakistan by one run in Abu Dhabi to win their series 3-0.
A full round of fixtures over the weekend saw the Dolphins, Cobras and Lions get their Momentum One Day Cup campaigns off to a winning start.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe took five wickets to help his side secure a 20-run victory over the Warriors in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
The Cobras produced a complete performance to beat the Knights by seven wickets in Kimberley on Saturday night.
The Lions and Warriors will get their One Day Cup campaign underway in Potchefstroom on Sunday.
The Knights franchise have contracted West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell for the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge.
An unbeaten hundred by the Dolphins captain took the coastal side to a five wicket win over the Titans in the first game of the One Day Cup.
Graeme Smith, one of cricket’s most lauded opening batsmen and captains of all-time, has leapt to the defence of Kevin Pietersen.
SA Cricket magazine spoke exclusively to South African batsman Farhaan Behardien about his tough time endured in Sri Lanka last year, his burgeoning role with the ball, preferred position in the batting order, World Cup ambition – amongst other things.
The Knights and Cobras will get their One Day Cup campaign under way in Kimberley on Saturday.