South Africa

“It’s hugely disappointing for Anrich and Sisanda to be missing out on the 50-over World Cup,” South Africa’s coach Rob Walter said. “We sympathize in their omission and will continue to provide all the necessary support as they work towards their return to competitive action. “This provides an opportunity for Andile and Lizaad on the

Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala will undergo fitness tests this week to determine their availability for the ODI World Cup. They were named in South Africa’s initial 15-member squad for the tournament, but played only one fixture each of the five-match ODI series against Australia, before sustaining lower-back and left-knee injuries respectively. A final call

Quinton de Kock has admitted that the lure of T20 league money influenced his decision to retire from ODI cricket after this year’s World Cup as he looks to “top up” his earnings as his career winds down. Although just 30 years old, de Kock has been playing professional cricket for the last 11 years,

Heinrich Klaasen spent Friday night either watching the highlights of his 83-ball 174 or looking after his nine-month old daughter Laya; or maybe juggling a bit of both as he soaked in what he hinted was the most enjoyable match of his career. “It was special and a lot to take in. I will go

Nortje had already missed the third ODI in Potchefstroom earlier this week. He “underwent scans and consulted with a specialist this week, and will start bowling again this weekend under the supervision of the Proteas medical team”, a CSA release stated. He played just the second ODI in Bloemfontein where Australia amassed 392 for 8

Pakistan Women 186 for 2 (Ameen 68, Maroof 60*) beat South Africa Women 185 (de Klerk 60, Brits 32, Iqbal 2-26, Dar 2-31, Sandhu 2-37) by eight wickets Half-centuries from Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof led Pakistan to an eight-wicket win in the final ODI and prevented South Africa from sealing a 3-0 series sweep.

After skipping the Pakistan tour, Chloe Tryon is back in the South Africa squad that will play three ODIs and five T20Is against New Zealand at home. Laura Wolvaardt will continue to lead the side, having taken over in an interim capacity for the tour of Pakistan after Sune Luus stepped down from the position

At what point should a team that has lost five successive fixtures across white-ball formats start to panic? Or, if that sounds too extreme, when should that team, with the knowledge that a World Cup is less than a month away, begin to show some signs of concern? South Africa’s No. 5 put the team’s

South Africa 169 for 4 (Brits 45, Goodall 36, Kapp 29*, de Klerk 24*, Iqbal 2-32) beat Pakistan 168 (Sana 69, Riaz 53, de Klerk 4-32, Klaas 3-14, Khaka 2-21) by six wickets They might have swept the T20I series, but Pakistan are finding the ODIs a tougher nut to crack, conceding the series at

South Africa chose to bowl vs Australia Tim David and Aaron Hardie were handed their first ODI caps – both also debuted on the T20I leg of the South African tour – as Australia were put in bat in Bloemfontein. South Africa made three changes, all in their bowling attack, and were forced to call

South Africa 292 for 4 (Luus 107*, Kapp 100, Sandhu 2-50) beat Pakistan 165 (Riaz 49*, de Klerk 3-23, Mlaba 3-39) by 127 runs Centuries from Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp laid down the platform for a 127-run win that gave South Africa a 1-0 lead in the ODI series against Pakistan in Karachi on

South Africa were well on track to defend a below-par 222 in the first ODI against Australia and had them at 113 for 7, but an unbeaten 112-run partnership between concussion sub Marnus Labuschagne and No. 8 Ashton Agar saw Australia cruise to a comfortable win. Bavuma, who was not on the field for most

Toss Australia chose to bowl v South Africa On what is expected to be a flat surface, Mitchell Marsh chose to chase in the first ODI and avoid a cold evening in the field later. With spring only just making its appearance, temperatures in Bloemfontein will be pleasant through the afternoon but will dip sharply

South Africa’s ODI captain Temba Bavuma was not aware of his opening partner Quinton de Kock‘s decision to retire from the format until the official announcement was made at the unveiling of the World Cup squad on Tuesday. De Kock will step away from the 50-over cricket after this year’s World Cup, but remains available

Quinton de Kock will retire from ODI cricket after the World Cup in India but is likely to continue playing T20Is for South Africa until the 2024 World Cup. Although no reason was given for de Kock’s sudden decision to step away from the fifty-over format, less than two years after giving up Test cricket,

Keshav Maharaj has completed a remarkable recovery from an Achilles’ rupture sustained in March and has been included in South Africa’s 15-player World Cup squad. Maharaj was expected to be sidelined for the rest of the year after sustaining the injury in a Test against West Indies but returned to action at the weekend, for

Quinton de Kock is likely to make himself unavailable for South Africa’s home white-ball series against India this December, after signing up for the BBL in Australia. According to documentation seen by ESPNcricinfo, de Kock was confirmed as available for the tournament between December 10 and January 5 after he was picked up by Melbourne

Keshav Maharaj has been “cleared for selection” for South Africa’s white-ball squads for the ongoing exchanges against Australia at home. However, Sisanda Magala has been ruled out of the second T20I with a left knee injury, Wayne Parnell has had a recurrence of a left shoulder injury, and Marco Jansen has been released from the

Australia chose to bowl v South Africa South Africa have been asked to chase in the second T20I at Kingsmead after slight drizzle delayed the toss by two minutes. The match is set to get underway as scheduled. After suffering their worst T20I defeat against Australia two nights ago, the hosts resisted the urge to

South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne has been named Western Province’s captain for CSA’s upcoming domestic One-Day Cup which starts on September 16, replacing allrounder Wayne Parnell in the position. Verreynne had led the team in seven first-class games and three T20s during the 2022-23 season. Western Province head coach Salieg Nackerdien cited Parnell’s “high workload

Lizelle Lee, the former South Africa batter, has signed to play for the Blaze in the final rounds of this season’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Lee, 31, who retired from international duty last year, will replace South Africa allrounder Nadine de Klerk after she was called up for the tour of Pakistan. An experienced opener

South Africa opt to bowl v Australia Dewald Brevis made a much anticipated international debut for South Africa as one of two new caps in their T20I XI. Apart from Brevis, who was the leading run-scorer at the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, Gerald Coetzee made a first T20I appearance, to add to his Test and

Tristan Stubbs will keep wicket for South Africa in the opening T20I against Australia in Durban as the hosts look to rotate the gloves in the absence of the rested Quinton de Kock. Stubbs is one of three options for the three-match series and has been chosen to start in the position ahead of Matthew

Moreeng, who is in his 11th year in the post and has had his contract extended until December 31, went as far as to describe the environment as “not unhealthy,” following a two-week camp where players were given the opportunity to air their views. He did not elaborate on what was discussed but indicated the

Laura Wolvaardt will use South Africa’s series against Pakistan and New Zealand to see if she is “able to handle” the pressures of captaincy alongside her batting in order to decide if she wants the job full time. Wolvaardt was named interim captain in place of Sune Luus, who stood down last week, and promised

As he gears up for his international debut, Dewald Brevis is waiting to ‘just straight run into’ Australia as they arrive in South Africa for a white-ball series that gets underway on August 30. “I must say I am so excited because it’s going to be proper heat and lots of fighting so I can’t

South Africa have named Laura Wolvaardt as the new captain of their senior women’s team. Wolvaardt, 24, has for now been appointed for just under two months, for the tour of Pakistan and the home series against New Zealand, which ends on October 15. A CSA release said Wolvaardt’s position will be reviewed following the

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced equal international-match fees for their men’s and women’s players in a massive boost to female cricketers in the country. The landmark announcement came on the same day when CSA unveiled a six-team professional domestic system for women, as part of the legacy projects following the 2023 Women’sT20 World Cup,

Sune Luus has stepped down as South Africa’s captain, less than six months after leading the team to their first senior World Cup final – for women or men – with CSA set to unveil a new leader ahead of their white-ball tour of Pakistan in two weeks’ time. Luus is part of the squad,

The second edition of the SA20 will run from January 10 to February 10, 2024 and will clash with South Africa’s two-Test series in New Zealand which starts with a warm-up match on January 29. Since the SA20 is owned in the majority by Cricket South Africa, players are obliged to fulfil their SA20 franchise