Latham replaces Southee as Black Caps captain
Tim Southee has stood down as New Zealand captain in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
Tim Southee has stood down as New Zealand captain in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
MI Cape Town bought Proteas opening batsman Reeza Hendricks for R4.3-million at the SA20 player auction in Cape Town on Tuesday.
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.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 51 as India pulled off a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a rain-hit second Test in Kanpur.
The third SA20 player auction will take centre stage in Cape Town on Tuesday, as the six franchises finalise their squads ahead of the 2025 season.
Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar and Kyle Verreynne were among the star South African performers abroad over the past week.
Warriors all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy has been included in a 15-man squad for the Proteas’ two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
The two-match Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa will go ahead.
Blistering half-centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul led India’s batting onslaught as the hosts tried to force a result in the weather-hit second Test against Bangladesh.
English County Championship club Hampshire have signed a “dream” takeover deal with GMR Group, co-owners of IPL franchise the Delhi Capitals.
Ross Adair blasted a century and then his brother Mark took four wickets as Ireland beat South Africa by 10 runs in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to tie their two-match T20I series.
Travis Head starred with both bat and ball as world champions Australia beat England by 49 runs in a rain-marred fifth ODI on Sunday to complete a 3-2 series win.
The Proteas Women suffered an eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand in their first T20 World Cup warm-up match against in Dubai on Sunday.
The EP Warriors secured a six-wicket victory over the KZN Dolphins in their T20 Challenge clash at St George’s Park on Sunday.
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets to seal Sri Lanka’s first series win against New Zealand in 15 years.