Karabo Meso, the 16-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has earned her maiden ODI call-up, figuring in the 14 for South Africa’s three-match series against Sri Lanka from April 9 in East London. Chloe Tryon, who missed the third T20I, has been ruled out of the series to continue her rehabilitation for a back injury. Annerie Dercksen, who was
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Still bitter about the scheduling fiasco that forced him and other senior players to miss a two-Test series against New Zealand earlier this year, South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada says they were not given a say in the “unacceptable” botch-up. As many as seven uncapped players were named for the series which was a
Sri Lanka 156 for 6 (Athapaththu 73, Samarawickrama 54, de Klerk 2-25) beat South Africa 155 for 6 (Wolvaardt 56, de Klerk 44, Kumari 3-24) by four wickets Sri Lanka, with Sugandika Kumari leading the way with the ball and Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama slamming quick half-centuries, came from behind to win a historic
South Africa 198 for 5 (Wolvaardt 102, Kapp 60) beat Sri Lanka 119 (Samarawickrama 38) by 79 runs Laura Wolvaardt struck her first T20I century as South Africa racked up their second-highest total in the format to start their series against Sri Lanka in emphatic fashion. They won the opening fixture of the three-match series
Dean Elgar (retired), Quinton de Kock, Sisanda Magala, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell and Keegan Petersen have all dropped off the list which has reduced from 20 players to 18 for the upcoming season. Gerald Coetzee, who was upgraded to a full contract midway through the last period, has been retained. The most notable of those
An oversight in communication has resulted in some matches at the recently concluded Africa Games being given T20I status while others were not. The ICC confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that fixtures involving South Africa’s men’s and women’s teams as well as Zimbabwe’s men’s team were not considered T20Is but games between the other six men’s teams
Anrich Nortje and Gerald Coetzee will both be under close scrutiny from South Africa’s white-ball coach, Rob Walter, at this year’s IPL, as he looks to the tournament to firm up selection for the T20 World Cup. Both Nortje and Coetzee are returning from injuries that have sidelined them for months, and are expected to
Erasmus has had a storied career, officiating in four men’s Cricket World Cups (2011, 2015, 2019, 2023), seven men’s T20 World Cups (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021 and 2022) and three women’s T20 World Cups (2010, 2012, 2014) aside from two men’s Champions Trophy tournaments in 2013 and 2017. He was one of the
South African quick Shabnim Ismail has breached the 130kph barrier for the first time in women’s cricket since speeds have been recorded. Ismail bowled a delivery that the speed-gun on broadcast recorded at 132.1kph in the WPL game between her side Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals on Tuesday in Delhi. It was the second delivery
Stubbs made his Test debut in the New Year’s Test against India last month and was part of South Africa’s A squad that toured Sri Lanka last July, where his century in Colombo suggested he was ready to graduate to the senior side. He was given the opportunity at Newlands, where he batted at No.
Mike Procter, South Africa’s legendary allrounder and their first coach of the post-Apartheid era, has died at the age of 77, following complications during heart surgery. Widely renowned as one of his country’s greatest players, Procter’s international career was cut short due to South Africa’s sporting isolation in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was
Australia 575 for 9 dec (Sutherland 210, Healy 99, Mooney 78, Gardner 65) beat South Africa 76 (Brown 5-21) and 215 (Tucker 64, Tryon 64) by an innings and 284 runs Australia’s versatile and talented attack overcame a resolute South Africa mustering belated fight to complete a comprehensive Test victory at the WACA late on
Marizanne Kapp has been ruled out due to illness in a major blow for South Africa in their historic first Test match against Australia at a scorching hot WACA ground. Despite the searing conditions, Australia captain Alyssa Healy elected to bowl first after winning her seventh straight toss in the mult-series. Australia leads the first-ever
The SA20’s reliance on a mostly local talent base will shield it from any major impact around the poaching of international talent to other leagues, according to commissioner Graeme Smith. Speaking at a press conference at the conclusion of the second season of the SA20, from where 12 overseas players jetted off to join the
As they front up to the daunting challenge of playing Australia in a Test match for the first time, South Africa will step onto an iconic WACA ground famously known for fiery pace bowling But spin is expected to play a major factor with South Africa preparing to face an Australian team likely to feature
With the knowledge that they could become the first South African team to lose a Test series to New Zealand, Neil Brand‘s men are “desperate to put in a good performance,” in the Hamilton Test, and believe they are better than what their 281-run defeat in Mount Maunganui suggests. “I don’t think we are miles
Maharaj, 34, is coming to the BPL a day before South Africa begin the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, a series they are trailing 0-1 after a big defeat in Mount Maunganui. The South African Test squad in New Zealand is made up of extremely inexperienced players, with almost all of the regulars
Australia captain Alyssa Healy believes losses like the one they suffered against South Africa can be good for a team that has gone through some significant changes, but has backed them as still “a really good cricket side” as the multi-format series gets set for a potentially grandstand finish. South Africa’s historic first ODI win
South Africa’s Test players in New Zealand feel like “Burnley going to Anfield every week” according to coach Shukri Conrad, who called their 281-run defeat in the first match a “jolt and a wake-up call.” While Conrad has known for seven months that he would not have a full-strength squad for the series because of
South Africa 229 for 6 (Kapp 75, Bosch 44) beat Australia 149 (Garth 42*, Kapp 3-12) by 84 runs (DLS method) Marizanne Kapp produced a magnificent all-round display to inspire South Africa to their first ODI victory over Australia and keep the visitors alive in both the one-day and multi-format series. Kapp was forced to
India Under-19s 248 for 8 (Dhas 96, Saharan 81, Maphaka 3-32, Luus 3-37) beat South Africa Under-19s 244 for 7 (Pretorius 76, Seletswane 64, Limbani 3-60, Musheer 2-43) by two wickets India’s title defence at the Under-19 World Cup met its sternest challenge from hosts South Africa in a pulsating semifinal clash in Benoni. Then
South Africa are hopeful that star allrounder Marizanne Kapp will be able to take her place in the second ODI against Australia in Sydney following the blow on the arm that forced her to retire hurt in the opening match. Completing the second run that took her to fifty in Adelaide, Kapp was struck on
Australia 106 for 2 (Mooney 50*) beat South Africa 105 (Kapp 50*, King 3-19) by eight wickets Australian quick Megan Schutt celebrated her milestone match with a miserly spell in an eight-wicket thumping of South Africa in the series-opening ODI. Schutt took 1-1 from five consecutive overs as the tourists were restricted to 105 at
South Africa’s Test team will draw inspiration from the national women’s side, who beat Australia in a T20I for the first time this week, as they embark on a two-Test series against New Zealand with a makeshift side. “It’s the first time we beat Australia in Australia. That’s a massive thing for any Proteas side,”
South Africa 144 for 4 (Wolvaardt 58*, Brits 41) beat Australia 142 for 6 (Harris 31*) by six wickets South Africa’s women beat Australia for the first time ever, claiming a six-wicket win in the second T20I in Canberra. Quality bowling on Sunday helped them hold the hosts to a below-par total of 142 for
Australia 149 for 2 (Mooney 72*, Healy 46) beat South Africa 147 for 6 (Brits 59*) by eight wickets Australia eased to victory in their series-opening T20I clash with South Africa, thanks to some batting class from captain Alyssa Healy. The wicketkeeper-batter was in doubt for the clash at Manuka Oval after suffering from an
Andries Gous, the South African wicketkeeper who holds the highest individual score of the 2024 ILT20 season, has declared himself available to play for co-hosts USA in the T20 World Cup in June. Gous, 30, represented South Africa’s Under-19s in 2013 and played domestically for Free State and the Knights. In 2021, he relocated to
Australia could be without Alyssa Healy for the opening T20I against South Africa in Canberra on Saturday as she battles an illness Healy was expected to train with the side on Friday afternoon before a final decision was made on Saturday morning, but vice-captain Tahlia McGrath said the team wouldn’t let performance standards drop if
While South Africa were preparing for Dean Elgar’s final Test, his replacement – as both opening batter and captain – was being called up. Literally. “It was the morning of the first day of the Test in Cape Town that Shuks (Shukri Conrad, Test coach) called me and said, “You are in the team and
Ali Bacher, the man who oversaw South African cricket’s reintegration after apartheid, has asked CSA to provide “a comprehensive explanation of the decision-making process” that led to the removal of David Teeger as Under-19 captain a week before the age-group World Cup being staged in the country. Bacher, who is related to Teeger through his
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