Saffas Abroad: Faf captains St Lucia Kings to CPL glory

Faf du Plessis and David Miller were the standout South African performers abroad over the past week.

Jayasuriya named full-time Sri Lanka coach

Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed Sri Lanka head coach, replacing Chris Silverwood who quit following the country’s early exit from the T20 World Cup.

India Women maintain Pakistan stranglehold

India carved out a 13th win in 16 T20I meetings with rivals Pakistan at the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday as the West Indies thrashed Scotland.

India hammer Bangladesh in T20I opener

India’s Arshdeep Singh and returning Varun Chakravarthy rattled the Bangladesh batting to set up a dominant seven-wicket win for the hosts in the first T20I on Sunday.

Proteas Women whack West Indies

Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits both hit unbeaten half-centuries to guide South Africa to a 10-wicket victory over the West Indies in their opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

RECAP: SA vs West Indies (Women’s T20 World Cup)

Follow the Proteas Women’s opening T20 World Cup match in Dubai.

Bangladesh break Women’s T20 World Cup drought

Bangladesh ended a 10-year wait to win a Women’s T20 World Cup match on Thursday as Pakistan warmed up for a mouthwatering clash with India by defeating Sri Lanka.

SA20 auction pick gives Cele big boost

If any young fast bowler is searching for a source of inspiration, they need look no further than new Sunrisers Eastern Cape paceman Okuhle Cele.

Shamsi opts out of CSA national contract

Proteas spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has decided to opt out of his national contract with CSA, effectively immediately.

Buttler returns as England captain

Jos Buttler will return as white-ball captain for England’s tour of the West Indies starting later this month after a long injury lay-off.

Watch: Miller lights up CPL after floodlights failure

David Miller smashed 50* off 17 balls to help the Barbados Royals win their CPL eliminator playoff against the Trinbago Knight Riders.

Azam quits Pakistan captaincy

Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan’s white-ball captain, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches.

Reeza strikes it rich at SA20 auction

MI Cape Town bought Proteas opening batsman Reeza Hendricks for R4.3-million at the SA20 player auction in Cape Town on Tuesday.

Khaka five-for in vain for Proteas Women

Ayabonga Khaka took 5-25 before the Proteas Women suffered a 28-run defeat in their final Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against India in Dubai on Tuesday.

Watch: SA20 player auction

Only 13 picks, plus six rookie draft picks, are available at the SA20 player auction in Cape Town.