South Africa

Big picture After India’s dominance in Centurion to South Africa’s fightback in Johannesburg, this series is now set for a decider in Cape Town. It could not be more perfectly scripted, or perhaps more unexpected. Despite South Africa’s strong record against India at home, they came into this series on the back of two years

News South Africa captain explains why victory in the third Test against India would be particularly special to him Not since South Africa took the Test mace from England in 2012, have they faced a greater challenge than the upcoming Cape Town Test. Then, they had a one-nil lead going into the third Test but

News Allrounder has represented South Africa in red and white-ball cricket George Linde, the South African allrounder, will join Kent on a two-year deal. Linde, 30, has represented South Africa in all formats, taking four wickets on Test debut before recording his Test-best figures of 5-64 against Pakistan last February, the last of his three

News CSA wants players to prioritise immediate international and domestic commitments South Africa will not issue NOCs to any centrally contracted players for the Pakistan Super League. Graeme Smith, Cricket South Africa’s Director of Cricket told ESPNcricinfo that the board had opted to prioritise CSA domestic competitions. “It is true that contracted members of the

Report Series moves to Cape Town for the decider, with the contest tied 1-1 South Africa 229 (Petersen 62, Bavuma 51, Thakur 7-61) and 243 for 3 (Elgar 96*, van der Dussen 40, Ashwin 1-26) beat India 202 (Rahul 50, Ashwin 46, Jansen 4-31, Rabada 3-64, Olivier 3-64) and 266 (Rahane 58, Ngidi 3-43, Jansen

News “It’s something I think we lacked in the previous game, and I think we ticked those boxes pretty well towards the end of today.” South Africa captain Dean Elgar has heaped praise on his side for their dogged fightback in the Wanderers Tests against India, as they levelled the series 1-1 with a seven-wicket

News South Africa captain on sparking the flame that lit up Rabada’s performance in the Wanderers Test Dean Elgar has taken credit for sparking the flame that lit up Kagiso Rabada‘s performance in the Wanderers Test. While Elgar told the broadcasters he was “not going to get into” what had riled Rabada up in the

News The two teams will play only four ODIs as a part of their preparation for the ODI World Cup The rescheduled limited-overs series between South Africa Women and West Indies Women is set to begin on January 28 and end on February 6 in Johannesburg to “complete preparations” ahead of the ODI World Cup,

News Shami, Bavuma, Bumrah, Agarwal and Elgar also move up in the latest update While Rahul’s knock of 123 in the first innings – his seventh Test hundred – helped him climb 18 spots up to No. 31 among batters, Ngidi’s match haul of 8 for 102, which included figures of 6 for 71 in

News Former batter also opens up about how the pandemic and the split IPL in 2021 took a toll on him He isn’t sure what the future holds in store for him but former South Africa captain AB de Villiers is confident that he will have a role to play in the national team and

News The batter was given out caught behind, but replays suggested that the ball may or may not have carried to the wicketkeeper South Africa captain Dean Elgar and team manager Khomotso Masubelele met the match officials during the lunch break on the second day of the Wanderers Test to discuss the dismissal of Rassie

News He wants his team to get over the news as soon as possible as they look to bounce back against India de Kock, who was due to miss the second and third Tests on paternity leave, retired from Test cricket entirely at the conclusion of the Boxing Day Test. He announced his decision to

News Anrich Nortje still in rehab with hip injury With key fast bowler Anrich Nortje still missing with a hip injury, South Africa have bolstered their fast-bowling attack for the upcoming three-match ODI series against India by calling up Marco Jansen. The 21-year old left-arm fast bowler made his international debut last week at the

Luckily there’s only a few more hours for anything else to go wrong in South African cricket in 2021. It’s been the third annus horribilis in succession after the disaster that was the 2019 World Cup, the administrative chaos that followed in 2020, the band-aid which has been ripped off the racial wounds in 2021,

News South Africa captain says lack of match awareness and match fitness also played a role coming into the series Lack of runs in their first innings rather than leaking runs in India’s first cost South Africa the opening Test against India, according to captain Dean Elgar. After conceding 272 for 3 on the first

News He wants to spend more time with his growing family as he and his wife expect their first child in the coming days Quinton de Kock has announced a sudden retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect “to spend more time with his growing family”. de Kock was due to miss the second and

Report India’s convincing win came despite a whole day’s play lost to rain and more showers expected on the final day India 327 (Rahul 123, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 6-71) and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) beat South Africa 197 (Bavuma 52, Shami 5-44) and 191 (Elgar 77, Bumrah 3-50, Shami 3-63) by 113

News South African offspinner is leading wicket-taker across last five years of first-class cricket in England Simon Harmer has signed a long-term contract extension with Essex, committing himself to the club until the end of the 2026 season. Harmer, the South African offspinner, joined Essex in 2017 as a Kolpak registration and has been their

News Anrich Nortje, who has been ruled out of the series because of a hip injury, has undergone a bone scan Duanne Olivier was forced out of the Centurion Test against India because of the lingering effects of Covid-19, which he tested positive for a few weeks ago, and a hamstring niggle. “Duanne Olivier is

Preview Both teams possess potent bowling line-ups, but it’s difficult to judge their batting units before the series begins Big picture Cumulatively, South Africa and India have played a total of 18 Tests this year; South Africa have played only five of those, with the last one at home coming against Sri Lanka in January.

Duanne Olivier was so confident he would not play for South Africa again that when he signed a Kolpak deal in 2019, he framed his Test cap. So, what happens if baggy green No. 94 is needed later this week? “I am going to have to ask if I can get a new one. Otherwise

News “I think sometimes they put in so much work, it gets unnoticed, and it gets watered down by media.” Dean Elgar, South Africa’s Test captain, has stood up for the team’s coaches and management, whom he believes have not received the backing they deserve. Elgar’s comments come in the wake of the decision by

News Pacer has not bowled since the T20 World Cup due to a hip issue; no replacement called up Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of South Africa’s upcoming three-Test series against India due to a “persistent” hip injury. Nortje has not bowled since the Men’s T20 World Cup in November, and is still struggling

News The domestic CSA T20 Challenge will be played instead of the MSL in the February slot The 2021 edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL), which was scheduled to be played in February 2022, has been cancelled owing to Covid-19 concerns in South Africa. A CSA statement said that the discovery of the new

News The inquiry will take place early in 2022 and will be conducted by independent legal professionals Cricket South Africa (CSA) will launch a formal inquiry into the conduct of director of cricket Graeme Smith and the national men’s head coach Mark Boucher after reviewing the contents of the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report.

News Pholetsi Moseki, CSA’s acting CEO, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Sunday’s fixtures had been postponed due to Covid-19 fears The final round of matches in the CSA four-day franchise series, South Africa’s premier domestic competition, have been postponed and will be rescheduled in 2022. Pholetsi Moseki, CSA’s acting CEO, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that Sunday’s four

News He said that the findings released by the report are “without any basis” Graeme Smith‘s lawyer, David Becker, has raised concerns about the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report, which was released on Wednesday and found that Smith had engaged in prejudicial conduct. Becker, in a statement sent out on Thursday evening, questioned the

News The 235-page report concluded that Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and AB de Villiers had all engaged in prejudicial conduct Cricket South Africa unfairly discriminated against players on the basis of race, according to the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission’s final report. In the 235-page document, submitted to CSA, ombudsman Dumisa Ntsebeza concluded that

News His wife is expected to give birth in early January, which could potentially rule him out of the second and third Tests Quinton de Kock will miss at least the third Test between South Africa and India as he awaits the birth of his first child. De Kock’s wife Sasha is expected to give

News The South Africa fast bowler has partnered with a United Nations initiative for the cause On average, a woman is murdered in South Africa in the time it takes for a T20 match to be played. Over the course of an ODI, two women die. Those are numbers Lungi Ngidi finds hard to ignore.