Covering South African cricket, including the Proteas
‘I was a part of all the previous ICC Women’s World T20s right from the first one in 2009, when I was leading the India side. Those were tournaments held alongside the men; yes, people were watching, and there was good publicity for the women’s games, but what I found was that by having it simultaneously with the men, the women would be in the shadows.’
New Zealand have confirmed the loss of Corey Anderson and Todd Astle as the latest victims of an injury crisis hitting the Kiwis in the UAE, reports ESPNcricinfo.com.
Ben Foakes marked his Test debut with a superb undefeated 87 against Sri Lanka as England’s last five wickets added twice as many runs as the first five during an enthralling first day of the first Test in Galle.
Zimbabwe scored an emphatic 151-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Sylhet, with Sikandar Raza knocking over the top order and Brandon Mavuta accounting for the middle order on his Test debut.
Proteas Women’s all-rounder Marizanne Kapp believes that her team has what it takes to win the ICC Women’s World T20 and that their slew of warm-up match losses is not an indication of the team’s potential in the competition.
Proteas’ pacer and Player of the Match in the first ODI against Australia Dale Steyn praised South Africa’s merciless bowling attack but concluded that the Aussies shouldn’t be ‘too embarrassed’ about their performance.
‘We were either too defensive or too attacking. I can see the way Keemo [Paul] and [Fabian] Allen finished. If we had wickets in hand, we would’ve got 130-140, which would’ve probably been a winning score.’
Thabang Moroe talks about his excitement for the Mzansi Super League, as well as how he envies the team managers for the wealth of cricketing talent at their disposal.
A second successive century by Wihan Lubbe helped the Highveld Lions secure a strong start to their 4-Day Franchise Series encounter against the log-leading Cape Cobras in Paarl on Monday.
Grant Mokoena struck 99 for the Knights before late wickets stifled their progress on the opening day of their 4-Day Franchise Series encounter against the Warriors in Kimberley on Monday.
‘Pitches turn the most in the fourth innings, and I feel my strength is bowling line and length for long spells. You get a lot of support from the surface when you do that. Those are the reasons for that record, I think.’
Keshav Maharaj struck an unbeaten half-century as the Dolphins fought back to reach stumps on 183-8 after the opening day of their 4-Day Franchise Series encounter against the Titans in Durban on Monday.
Jozi Stars coach Enoch Nkwe is understandably eager to work alongside West Indian batsman Chris Gayle when the Mzansi Super League starts in South Africa later this month.
