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Temba Bavuma has spoken of his “disappointment” and having felt “let down” at not being picked in the inaugural SA20 auction earlier this week. Bavuma, the South Africa limited-overs captain, had set his base price at Rand 850,000 (US$48,000 approx.) but did not find any takers each time his name came up – he was

South Africa face a dilemma as they head to India for a white-ball tour that comprises three T20Is and three ODIs. With the T20 World Cup barely a month away, most teams have their focus set on the marquee tournament. But South Africa don’t quite have that liberty. They are currently in 11th place on

The player auction ahead of the inaugural edition of the SA20 league took place on Monday in Cape Town, and the six teams now have the 17 men they needed to form their squads. Here is a look at how they stack up and, courtesy Gaurav Sundararaman, what their likely first XIs are. Durban Super

South Africa power-hitter Tristan Stubbs fetched the highest bid of Rand 9.2 million (USD 520,000 approx.) during the inaugural SA20 player auction in Cape Town. Sunrisers Eastern Cape won a fierce bidding war against MI Cape Town and Jo’burg Super Kings to snap up their homegrown hero. Uncapped batter Donavon Ferreira, who plays for Titans,

David Miller has been named Paarl Royals captain for the inaugural season of SA20, South Africa’s T20 league, which is scheduled for January 2023. Miller was snapped up by the franchise in August, along with Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy and Corbin Bosch. All four players have worked with the owners before, having represented Rajasthan Royals

Cricket South Africa finally looks set to put their own T20 show on the road. Well, it’s not quite there yet, and there’s reason to be apprehensive, looking at the fates of the Global T20 League and the Mzansi Super League. This time, though, there are cash-rich investors and in-demand players, and the tournament, called

The JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom will host the final of the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup on 29 January, 2023. The tournament, originally scheduled for 2021 before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, will kick off on January 14, and will feature 41 matches across two weeks across Benoni and Potchefstroom. January 30 is a

In the IPL, Jayawardene has been the second-most successful coach, with three trophies, after Stephen Fleming, who has been with Chennai Super Kings since 2009 and has won four IPL titles with them. The Jayawardene-Rohit Sharma [Mumbai Indians’ captain] combine has made three IPL playoffs in six seasons and, remarkably, won the title each time.

MI Cape Town are owned by Reliance Industries Limited, which, apart from IPL giants Mumbai Indians, also owns MI Emirates in the UAE’s ILT20. In August, MI Cape Town were the first SA20 team to announce their five direct signings prior to the auction: Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada and Dewald Brevis,

It was always going to be messy. From the day Mark Boucher was appointed the national men’s head coach by his former captain and friend Graeme Smith, his tenure was tainted with allegations of favouritism. That, despite his status as one of the country’s most celebrated cricketers and, latterly, a successful coach. Now, as Boucher

Former South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Mark Boucher is set to take charge as head coach of MI Cape Town in the SA20, almost immediately after his decision to stand down as the head coach of the national side post the 2022 T20 World Cup. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Boucher will be one of Mumbai’s representatives at

Mark Boucher will leave his role as South Africa men’s head coach at the end of the T20 World Cup in Australia, Cricket South Africa has confirmed. Boucher informed the South African team at a meeting on Monday afternoon, at the conclusion of the final Test against England in London. Boucher has been in charge

England 158 (Pope 67, Root 23, Jansen 5-35, Rabada 4-81) and 130 for 1 (Crawley 69*, Lees 39) beat South Africa 118 (Jansen 30, Zondo 23, Robinson 5-49, Broad 4-41) and 169 (Elgar 36, Erwee 26, Stokes 3-39, Broad 3-45) by nine wickets It was only a matter of time for both sides. But for

Stuart Broad said he hoped that a packed Oval ground had enjoyed a “celebration of the Queen’s life” on an emotional and extraordinary opening day of the delayed third Test against South Africa, but defended England’s batting on a pitch that he claimed had proven “too bowler-friendly” after two extra days under the covers. England

Day three of the third Test between England and South Africa began with a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. In a moving 10 minutes before play got underway on Saturday, the Test match became the first sporting occasion in which God Save The King has

Mondli Khumalo, the former South Africa Under-19 and Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland bowler, has had a final, successful surgery after being assaulted in Somerset in May. He is now able to move around without a protective helmet and hopes to be able to return to professional cricket by early next year. “That was the final piece

Big Picture The Hundred is done and dusted… now back to more traditionally minded short-form thrills. England and South Africa have been in hyper-drive during a compelling but erratic Test campaign – a crushing innings victory apiece to date, with neither match surviving beyond the third day. And as we head to the decider at

Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa at the men’s T20 World Cup after recovering from the elbow injury that has kept him out since the T20I tour of India in June. It’s also been confirmed that he will play as an opener. Bavuma missed the entire all-format tour of England to recover and opted for

Jayden Seales and Odean Smith, the West Indies internationals, have listed their base price at Rand 1,750,000 (US$101,000 approx), the maximum for any player at CSA’s SA20 player auction. Eoin Morgan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills, David Willey, Jimmy Neesham and Chamika Karunaratne have listed themselves at the second-highest base price of Rand 1,700,000

A familiar environment, working with people you are comfortable with, maintaining continuity and deepening relationships with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set-up are some of the things Stephen Fleming wants to take advantage of while coaching Johannesburg Super Kings (JSK), who are also owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (CSKCL). Fleming will join forces

CSA’s new franchise-based T20 league has been named SA20, Graeme Smith announced in a press conference on Wednesday, also confirming that the player auction for the inaugural season, to be played in January-February 2023, will be held on September 19. All the six teams have already signed on up to five players apiece from a

No further details have been provided about their itinerary except that they will “stay together as a group” and engage in team activities including golf rather than have individual time away, as was initially discussed. Speaking after the second Test, Dean Elgar said they would use the time to reconnect, to “pull ourselves towards ourselves”,

Dean Elgar has indicated South Africa will have to make “a few tough decisions” about their batting line-up ahead of the series-deciding third Test against England, after two sub-200 totals cost them dearly at Old Trafford. South Africa were shot out for 151 and 179 to lose by an innings and 85 runs, and Elgar

Tea England 308 for 5 (Stokes 98*, Foakes 61*, Nortje 3-41) lead South Africa 151 by 157 runs For all that he has overseen a radical transformation in his team’s success and self-belief, this summer has been a curious one for Ben Stokes, the Test-match batter. There had been a series of starts – particularly

Manchester, early August, 2017. The end of a tour that started in mid-May and reached groundhog day. South Africa lost the ODI series, lost all but one of their games in the Champions Trophy early, lost the T20I rubber, lost at Lord’s and eventually also lost at Old Trafford to go home empty-handed and jaded.

Ollie Robinson will make his first appearance for the England men’s side since the fifth Ashes Test in January when he plays in the second Test against South Africa in Manchester on Thursday. The seven months between Hobart and Emirates Old Trafford, his ninth and tenth caps, have been tough, damaging on body and reputation

Koos Jansen spotted the cricketing talent of his twin sons, Marco and Duan, when they were nine-years-old and ran with it. Much like Richard Williams, who masterminded Venus and Serena’s rise to being among the best players tennis has ever seen, Koos made it his mission to train and talk to his kids about the

The T20 World Cup will be a ten-team event. South Africa have qualified as the host, while Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies will all take part. The two remaining sides will be decided via a qualifying tournament. Australia are the defending champions and previous hosts, beating India in the

Creating space for their new T20 franchise league is the main reason behind South Africa’s dearth of Test cricket in the next Future Tours Programme. South Africa play 28 Tests from 2023 to 2027 and no three-Test series in the 2023-2025 World Test Championship cycle, while overall they will play 113 international matches, the third-fewest

Lunch England 100 for 5 (Pope 51*) vs South Africa South Africa took a grip on proceedings after winning the toss and making full use of overcast conditions during the morning session at Lord’s. Kagiso Rabada, having been passed fit to play, removed both England openers during his first spell, before Marco Jansen and Anrich