
‘Form will be determining factor’
There is place for AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla in the Proteas XI at the World T20 but only if their form allows it, says captain Faf du Plessis.
There is place for AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla in the Proteas XI at the World T20 but only if their form allows it, says captain Faf du Plessis.
Faf du Plessis and Russell Domingo analyse South Africa’s six-wicket defeat to Australia in the deciding T20 at Newlands on Wednesday.
A 79-run partnership between Steve Smith and David Warner guided Australia to a comfortable six-wicket win at Newlands to clinch the series 2-1.
South Africa women pulled off an unlikely four-run victory in the third T20 against West Indies women to clinch the series 2-1.
South Africa have more bowling options at the death and no longer rely on one bowler anymore to do that job.
South Africa will persevere with AB de Villiers at the top of the order because the conditions in India for the World T20 differ from the pitches in South Africa.
West Indies women levelled their three-match T20 series against the Proteas women with a 45-run victory at the Wanderers on Sunday.
David Warner and Glenn Maxwell shared a match-winning 161-run partnership as Australia levelled the series 1-1, beating South Africa by five wickets at the Wanderers on Sunday.
David Miller scored an unbeaten, match-winning fifty as South Africa won the first T20I against Australia by three wickets at Kingsmead on Friday.
Shabnim Ismail took 3-12 as the Proteas women beat the West Indies women by 11 runs in their T20 match at Kingsmead on Friday.
South Africa have quite a few selection issues to ponder when they take on Australia in a three-match T20 series in the next week.
While Kyle Abbott has done everything to secure his place in South Africa’s T20 side, his spot is under renewed threat with the expected return of Dale Steyn.
The selectors have put a player on standby to take Aaron Phangiso’s place in the World T20 squad in case the spinner fails to rectify his bowling action in time.
English county Surrey has signed South Africa U19 fast bowler Conor McKerr on a three year deal as the youngster pursues a career in England.
Scoring 726 runs in the One-Day Cup makes this probably the best season of my one-day career in South Africa.