
Tahir signs for Surrey
Proteas leg-spinner Imran Tahir will play for Surrey in the 2019 T20 Blast.
Proteas leg-spinner Imran Tahir will play for Surrey in the 2019 T20 Blast.
Proteas leg-spinner Imran Tahir was unable to prevent the Chennai Super Kings from slipping to a one-run defeat to the Mumbai Indians in Sunday’s Indian Premier League final in Hyderabad, but topped the 2019 tournament’s wicket-takers regardless.
The 2018 and 2019 editions of the Indian Premier League have come and gone. Certain players are paid per match, while others hold seasonal contracts. Some South Africans have offered franchises better value for money than others, as this two-year analysis reveals.
Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock played a key role as the Mumbai Indians beat the Chennai Super Kings by one run in Sunday’s Indian Premier League final at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad.
A Delhi Capitals XI minus the services of South African trio Chris Morris, Colin Ingram and Kagiso Rabada, beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in Wednesday’s Indian Premier League eliminator in Visakhapatnam.
Proteas all-rounder Chris Morris will play for Hampshire in the the T20 Blast later this year.
Proteas leg-spinner Imran Tahir was unable to prevent the Chennai Super Kings from falling to a six-wicket defeat at the hands of the Mumbai Indians in Tuesday’s Indian Premier League first qualifier at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai.
The 2019 Indian Premier League round-robin fixtures have been completed. Four South Africans have left, and six remain for this week’s play-offs.
A near century from Proteas captain Faf du Plessis was not enough for the Chennai Super Kings to prevent a six-wicket defeat to the Kings XI Punjab in Sunday’s Indian Premier League fixture at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh.
Former South African captain AB de Villiers fell for a mere single, but the Royal Challengers Bangalore beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets regardless, in Saturday’s Indian Premier League fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Mumbai Indians required a Super Over to beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Thursday’s Indian Premier League fixture at the Wankhede Stadium.
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who is nursing a stiff back, was rested by the Delhi Capitals for Wednesday’s Indian Premier League fixture against the Chennai Super Kings at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk.
Former Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier has insisted a controversial move to Yorkshire was not motivated by financial gains.
Former Proteas batsman Colin Ingram will not return to the Adelaide Strikers for Australia’s next Big Bash League.
Proteas batsman Aiden Markram’s pre-World Cup stint with Hampshire in English county cricket continued to reap reward on Tuesday.