The fourth match of the Women’s World T20 between the England Women and Sri Lankan Women, scheduled to be played at Gros Islet in the West Indies, has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains.
The series decider in Hobart is huge for two reasons: South Africa needs to win to claim an important moral victory … and it’s also the Proteas’ 600th ODI, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Gauteng (10 wickets) and South Western Districts (147 runs) completed big wins on the last day of their 3-Day Cup matches.
‘Mate, I haven’t heard one thing about you that’s any good. Everyone on this field hates you. Even the non-striker told me he thinks you’re a prick.’
The Australian public still holds disgraced cricket stars Steve Smith and David Warner in the highest regard, judging by the huge turnout at a grade game in Sydney when the two stars played against each other on Saturday.
Deandra Dottin took a sensational 5-5 for the West Indies as they crushed Bangladesh by 60 runs in their opening Women’s World T20 match, despite posting a light target for the Bangladesh Women’s team to chase in Providence.
Australia Women strolled to a comfortable 52-run victory in Guyana as the pre-tournament favourites proved their credentials in their first match of the Women’s World T20.
KZN Inland suffered an innings loss to Northerns on day two of the latest round of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action, with Gauteng on the verge of a win over North West.
Pakistan took a comfortable 6-wicket win over New Zealand at Abu Dhabi to level the series 1-1 after New Zealand’s batters managed to hit just 12 boundaries in their innings.
David Miller, the Proteas’ top-scorer in the second ODI against Australia at Adelaide, told the press of his side’s disappointment at not being able to finish the match off successfully against Australia.
Indian Women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored an astonishing century in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World T20 at Providence to set up a 34-run victory for her side.
Tony de Zorzi of Northerns updates us on his side’s progress in their 3-Day Cup match against KZN Inland at Centurion.
After a week of highly competitive cricket at the ICC World Twenty20 Africa C Qualifying tournament, the general consensus was one of a memorable time had by all.
On Friday, Cricket South Africa announced a revamped programme for the Powerade National Men’s Academy that will see the selected squad being involved in a three-year cycle rather than the current one-year cycle.
A new chapter in the history of women’s cricket will be written when the first ever standalone ICC Women’s World T20 begins on Friday.
