Captain Nadine de Klerk scored a blistering, 41-ball half-century and took two wickets to lead the South Africa Women’s Emerging team to a 47-run victory in the opening of their three-match series against Bangladesh Emerging in Pretoria on Tuesday.
Captain William Porterfield insists the International Cricket Council’s trial of four-day Tests won’t devalue Ireland’s historic clash with England at Lord’s in London this week.
Captain Joe Root has implored opening batsman Jason Roy to play his natural game during this week’s one-off Test against Ireland at Lord’s in London.
Former captain Steve Waugh insists there is ‘no reason’ Australia can’t win the Ashes series this year.
Former Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs has reiterated the disappointment of South African fans on the back of a poor campaign at the World Cup in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
Former Proteas batsman Imraan Khan has been appointed head coach of the Dolphins.
The 2019 Global T20 Canada will start later this month and some Proteas stars will feature.
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne would like to see the uncapped Zak Crawley named in England’s squad for the first Ashes Test, which will get under way at Edgbaston in Birmingham on 1 August.
South Africa Emerging are currently involved in an unofficial Test series with Sri Lanka Emerging in Potchefstroom and Pretoria. This was preceded by a limited-overs tri-series, which also featured the University Sports South Africa XI.
Test captain Tim Paine is adamant last year’s ball-tampering scandal during Australia’s tour of South Africa has tamed several teams’ bids for questionable reverse swing.
Former Proteas batsman JP Duminy will play for the Rajshahi Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League later this year.
South African batsman Cameron Delport’s brisk century carried Essex to a 52-run victory over Surrey in Chelmsford in the T20 Blast on Friday.
AB de Villiers feels the crowds around England are generally more knowledgeable about the game of cricket than in most parts of the world, ‘including South Africa’.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada and captain Faf du Plessis have secured four and three nominations, respectively, ahead of Cricket South Africa’s awards for the 2018-19 season.
Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn, leg-spinner Imran Tahir and batsman JP Duminy will play for the Glasgow Giants, Amsterdam Knights and Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam later this year.
