Sunday’s low-scoring first ODI, which spanned a mere 60% of a possible 100 overs, didn’t really afford either team time to genuinely test each other – or themselves. The second fixture in Bloemfontein will, hopefully, span the distance, writes JONHENRY WILSON.
The South African-born Bernadine Bezuidenhout is playing for New Zealand in the ongoing T20I series against Australia.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen is acutely aware of an inferior position in the Proteas’ pecking order, despite striking a match-winning innings in the first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley last week.
Batsman Farhaan Behardien has admitted ‘the money is obviously a nice incentive’, as the Titans prepare for the inaugural Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.
The middle brother of England Test cricketers Sam and Tom Curran, Ben, will play club cricket in Cape Town later this year.
Batsman Johann Myburgh, who broke the great Graeme Pollock’s record as the youngest double-centurion in South African first-class cricket, has retired.
A brief series against ODI minnows Zimbabwe effectively affords South Africa the opportunity to mix and match throughout, especially after a comfortable victory in Kimberley.
Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi relished the opportunity to bowl with the wind – and capitalise on recent success against Sri Lanka – in Sunday’s first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley.
The nature of the pitch was the centre of attention, after South Africa beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in Sunday’s first ODI at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley.
Heinrich Klaasen scored a career-best 44 as the Proteas chased down 118 to claim a five-wicket victory in the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Kimberley.
South African cricketers have often excelled in England’s County Championship, but Wayne Madsen is a player usually overlooked by the media and fans alike.
The Titans’ decision to block out a draw in the opening match of the 4-Day Franchise Series typified why South African first-class competition is inferior to the entertaining four-day cricket showcased by Australia and England, writes JONHENRY WILSON.
Zimbabwe only have two victories in 38 attempts to show for a very one-sided ODI record against South Africa. The first came in Chelmsford, England, during the 1999 World Cup. The second came at Kingsmead in Durban, less than a year later.
South Africa and Zimbabwe will soon meet for three ODIs. Here are five members of the touring squad the hosts will need to successfully combat.
Reeza Hendricks is relishing the opportunity to play his first ODI for the Proteas on his home turf in Kimberley on Sunday.
