• Ball wins one-sided contest

    Ball wins one-sided contest

    The celebration of a wicket in cricket, much like a goal in football or a try in rugby, has in the past been described as orgasmic. It is the sudden release of emotion after sustained pressure and tension. This is why every dismissal features on a highlights reel, but only a handful of boundaries are included. It is the rarity… Read more →

    Defeat in series opener for SA U19

    Defeat in series opener for SA U19

    Half-centuries from Divyaansh Saxena and Tilak Varma helped India under-19s claim a comfortable nine-wicket triumph over South Africa under-19s in the first Youth One-Day International (ODI) encounter in East London on Thursday.

    Quinton de Kock

    De Kock puts to bed batting-order debate

    When Sam Curran had Rassie van der Dussen caught at first slip in the 33rd over at SuperSport Park in Centurion, the scoreboard read 97-4 and South Africa were in trouble. Clearly Quinton de Kock hadn’t been paying attention.

    Quinton de Kock

    De Kock and Pretorius punch back

    A counter-attacking half-century from wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock steered the Proteast to 187-5 at tea on day one of the first Test against England at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.