South Africa

Big picture With a prize as big as a T20 World Cup on offer in little more than a month’s time, and teams including the hosts of this three-match ODI series having their eye firmly set on the marquee event, it would be easy to dismiss the decider as not such a big deal. But

Innings South Africa 278 for 7 (Markram 79, Hendricks 74, Siraj 3-38) v India Reeza Hendricks‘ fifth half-century in his last six international innings and Aiden Markram‘s highest score of the calendar year combined to anchor a South African innings that started and ended slowly. The duo shared a run-a-ball stand of 129 and guided

South Africa will complete their 2023 ODI World Cup qualification process with five games at home early next year, against England and Netherlands. Those matches, along with a full tour by West Indies – two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is – are the only men’s internationals for the 2022-23 summer, during which the SA20

South Africa allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series in India as well as the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup – that begins later this month in Australia – after fracturing his left thumb. He picked up the injury during the third T20I against India on Tuesday in Indore, the

Toss India chose to bowl against South Africa Shikhar Dhawan chose to chase in a rain-reduced first ODI against South Africa in Lucknow. The toss was delayed by two-and-a-half hours after persistent showers, and the ODI has been reduced to a 40-overs-a-side contest, with each bowler allowed a maximum of eight overs. India have opted

Big picture The good news is that this series is not without context. South Africa will be playing for World Cup Super League points. And they are desperate to get them. The better news – for them – is that they are doing it against a second-string Indian side that doesn’t have too much riding

From the far east in Guwahati, the caravan rolls to dead center in Indore. It’s a city that loves its cricket so much so that they packed the stands just to be able to watch Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh roll the clock back at a net session during the Road Safety Exhibition series two

There are only 100 days to go for the start of a new franchise T20 league, with Cricket South Africa’s SA20 scheduled to begin on January 10 next year. The league has six teams – MI Cape Town, Durban Super Giants, Johannesburg Super Kings, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape, which represents the

India 237 for 3 (Suryakumar 61, Rahul 57, Kohli 49*, Maharaj 2-23) beat South Africa 221 for 3 (Miller 106*, de Kock 69*, Arshdeep 2-62) by 16 runs If the first T20I in Thiruvananthapuram was a tantalising contest between bat and ball, the second T20I in Guwahati turned out to be the polar opposite. India

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