
Pretorius on Maphaka rivalry: It got a bit ugly
Big-hitting batsman Lhuan-dre Pretorius clashed with quick Kwena Maphaka during their primary-school days.
Big-hitting batsman Lhuan-dre Pretorius clashed with quick Kwena Maphaka during their primary-school days.
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been lauded for his match-winning IPL display for the Rajasthan Royals, a rapid turnaround from a record hammering in the season opener.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck form with an attacking 67 to lead the Rajasthan Royals to a crushing 50-run win over the Punjab Kings in the IPL on Saturday.
The Delhi Capitals beat the Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs on Saturday for their third successive victory in the IPL.
Pakistan’s brittle batting was exposed again as a Ben Sears-inspired New Zealand won the third ODI by 43 runs on Saturday to sweep the series 3-0.
Openers Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram hit half-centuries to set up a tense 12-run victory for the Lucknow Super Giants against the Mumbai Indians in the IPL on Friday.
SA U19 coach Malibongwe Maketa has made five changes to his squad for a three-match 50-over series in Namibia later this month.
Director of national teams Enoch Nkwe says CSA will revisit its strategy of having different coaches for the Proteas’ white-ball and Test teams.
The Kolkata Knight Riders hammered the Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs in the IPL on Thursday.
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has left the Gujarat Titans squad.
England’s Jos Buttler hammered an unbeaten 73 to lead the Gujarat Titans to a thumping eight-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL.
The Proteas will play series in all three formats in India in November and December.
There is everything to play for at both ends of the 4-Day Series log when the final round of the league stage starts on Thursday.
Temba Bavuma’s alma mater, St David’s Marist Inanda, on Tuesday renamed its cricket field after the Proteas Test and ODI captain.
Mitch Hay’s rollicking 99* backed by some feisty seam bowling steered New Zealand to an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the ODI series against Pakistan.