
Shamsi is giving it his all
Tabraiz Shamsi is putting in the hard yards with the prospect of playing a match-winning role at the 2019 World Cup, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
Tabraiz Shamsi is putting in the hard yards with the prospect of playing a match-winning role at the 2019 World Cup, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
We take a look at the Proteas’ player stats ahead of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Ahead of the upcoming 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, a few of the Proteas met the Zulu King in KwaZulu-Natal.
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.
Captain Sune Luus lashed a free-scoring 80 and Masabata Klaas claimed three wickets but it was not enough as Pakistan managed to tie the decisive third ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) One-Day International against the Proteas in Benoni on Sunday, meaning the series was drawn at Willowmoore Park.
Faf du Plessis continued to impress in the IPL, setting the tone with a half-century that guided the Chennai Super Kings to their eighth IPL final in 10 years.
A hat-trick from Masabata Klaas saw the Proteas women beat their Pakistan counterparts by eight wickets in the second ODI at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday.
Watch the Proteas Women and Pakistan contest the second ODI at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom.
Proteas all-rounder Chris Morris will play for Hampshire in the the T20 Blast later this year.
Twitter had mixed views about Chris Morris’ World Cup call-up.
Temba Bavuma’s frustration at a lack of opportunity in ODIs can’t be vindicated by a solid stretch of form at the business end of the CSA T20 Challenge, but has reiterated South Africa’s unwillingness to play so-called Test specialists in limited-overs competition, writes JONHENRY WILSON. Bavuma, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj and perhaps Theunis de Bruyn are prevalent examples of this… Read more →
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.
Test batsman Temba Bavuma has expressed frustration at the lack of opportunities for South Africa’s ODI XI.