
Markram back for Titans
Proteas batsman Aiden Markram is set to return from injury after being called up to the Titans squad for their One Day Cup clash with the Dolphins in Durban this Thursday.
Proteas batsman Aiden Markram is set to return from injury after being called up to the Titans squad for their One Day Cup clash with the Dolphins in Durban this Thursday.
Test spinner Keshav Maharaj has been named in the Proteas squad for three ODIs against Australia.
Batsman Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Proteas’ third and final T20I against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal is currently playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
The Welsh Fire have named Australian batsman Steve Smith captain for The Hundred – the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new limited-overs tournament.
The Proteas’ home summer has not brought the kind of results supporters might have hoped for, but it has offered great preparation for the T20 World Cup.
One of the most-feared fast bowlers in world cricket, Kagiso Rabada, is famous for his blistering pace and bounce but there is a different, relaxed side to him off the field. ANDRE HUISAMEN reports.
Lions coach Wandile Gwavu says his players are relishing a return to One-Day Cup action this week, especially at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, where they play the Knights on Wednesday.
Batsmen Temba Bavuma and Heinrich Klaasen’s participation in Wednesday’s third and final T20I against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town is still in doubt.
This is a T20 World Cup year. Extra focus, then, is on the Proteas’ T20I team. They’re currently involved in a three-match series with Australia. The series result will be decided at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday. Some answers to these questions should come with it.
Proteas batsman Faf du Plessis has been named captain of the World XI for a T20I series against the Asia XI next month.
Former Test all-rounder and coach Corrie van Zyl has returned to employment with Cricket South Africa.
The Proteas are seeking a relatively permanent opening partner alongside captain Quinton de Kock ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
Newlands may hold a few ghosts for Steve Smith and David Warner, but it has been a happy hunting ground for the men from Down Under in Twenty20 Internationals.
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje is determined to secure a berth in the Proteas squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.