South Africa

Mark Boucher has given no clear indication of whether he wants to continue as South Africa’s coach pending the outcome of his upcoming disciplinary hearing. Boucher will appear before senior counsel Terry Motau between May 16-20, where he faces charges of gross misconduct for his handling of racial issues, both historically and with the current

This is the first instance of the Covid substitution protocol being used in international cricket after Covid replacement incidents in the Plunket Shield and County Championship. It is just the second instance of two substitutes for a team in the same match in international cricket – Bangladesh had two concussion subs against India in 2019.

With the new ball “ragging”, as Sarel Erwee put it, Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer can continue to stake a claim for playing together as a spin duo in the future. The two opened the bowling in the second innings of the Gqeberha Test against Bangladesh, as they had in the first Test, and have

Big picture It’s Gqeberha, with a hard click at the start and a guttural “gha” at the end, that’s the venue for the last dance of the South African summer. Where, you ask? The place with the oldest cricket ground in the country but the newest name. Formerly known as Port Elizabeth, the city was

du Preez retires from the two formats, having played a solitary Test – which came back in 2014 against India, when she hit 102 in a losing cause – and 154 ODIs where she piled up 3760 runs in a career that started in 2007. The 32-year-old even captained her country in 46 ODIs from

Report The visitors triggered two collapses to bowl South Africa out for 204 in their second innings, but have lost their way after that Stumps Bangladesh 11 for 3 (Maharaj 2-7, Harmer 1-4) and 298 trail South Africa 367 and 204 (Elgar 64, Ebadot 3-40, Mehidy 3-85) by 262 runs South Africa are seven wickets

Report Bangladesh slump to 98 for 4 in reply to South Africa’s 367 on the second day Bangladesh 98 for 4 (Joy 44*, Shanto 38, Harmer 4-42) trail South Africa 367 (Bavuma 93, Elgar 67, Khaled 4-92, Mehidy 3-94) by 269 runs Simon Harmer marked his return to Test cricket by taking the first four

Report Mominul Haque chose to make first use of the surface with three seamers at his disposal Bangladesh chose to bowl vs South Africa On an unusually brown-green Kingsmead pitch, which Keshav Maharaj said he had never seen at this venue before, Mominul Haque chose to make first use of the surface with three seamers

Report South Africa grappling with the unavailability of their experienced Test stars away at the IPL Big picture 362 caps v 206 caps. For the first time since they got Test status in 2000, Bangladesh are in South Africa with an opportunity to challenge the home team. They have already won the ODI series, they have

News “We have to make do with our next best that we have in the country, who I’m still very confident in.” South Africa’s IPL-contracted players were “put in a bit of a situation” when asked to choose between staying to play in the two-Test series against Bangladesj or going to the T20 tournament, according

News South Africa’s batting is starting to hit top gear at the business end of the World Cup South Africa’s batting is starting to click at the business end of the World Cup, thanks largely to a resurgence in form for Mignon du Preez, who scored her first fifty of the tournament in a thrilling,

Since her international debut in 2019, Shafali Verma‘s rapid rise as an all-format player has played out like an action-packed cliffhanger, at 2x speed. Even before she faced her first ball in international cricket as a 15-year-old, she had etched her name in the record books as the youngest Indian to play T20Is. Soon after,

News Franchise physio Patrick Farhart to determine, after conducting fresh tests, when the quick can return to bowling competitively Anrich Nortje has been cleared of “any serious injury”, and a stress fracture, understood as the reason he has been out of action for the last six months, has been ruled out, clearing the way for

News The South Africa batter had tested positive for furosemide, a prohibited substance, in January “Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process,” the

News The South Africa head coach says the batters lacked intent and belief South Africa’s head coach Mark Boucher has said that his side’s “fear of failure” played a role in their defeat in the ODI series against Bangladesh. Boucher repeated the phrase several times during the post-match press conference, adding that the team lacked

Report Only 10.5 overs of play were possible after a delay of more than four hours No result South Africa Women 61 for 4 (du Preez 38, Henry 3-19) vs West Indies Women South Africa have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals after rain washed out their match against West Indies in Wellington. Only 10.5

News He is “not disputing” the positive test, is “cooperating fully with the ICC” and has agreed to voluntary suspension commencing immediately South Africa batter Zubayr Hamza has tested positive for a prohibited substance under the ICC’s anti-doping code. A Cricket South Africa (CSA) statement said “the positive test followed an ICC anti-doping test on

Preview Host captain Bavuma says, “Sunday is a must-win game for us. We have to up our game in all the departments” Big picture As well as they would be celebrating the landmark win in Centurion on Friday, Bangladesh will have their eyes on a bigger achievement on Sunday. Beating South Africa in South Africa

News Beuran Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen have been dropped from the 16-man list Malan and Petersen have been rewarded for making excellent starts to their South Africa careers in white- and red-ball cricket respectively. Malan has been outstanding at the top of the order in ODIs since his debut in February 2019, scoring 759 runs

News “On the eve of a one-day series, and with a Test squad due to be announced, we’re still not sure what is happening,” Bavuma said earlier in the day Middle-order batter Khaya Zondo earned his maiden Test call-up, and medium-pacer Lizaad Williams also found a place in the 15-member South Africa squad for the

If we didn’t know it before South Africa’s Test squad to play Bangladesh was announced, we know it now. In the battle between the IPL and national duty, there is only one winner. At least when it comes to a country like South Africa. All five players – Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen, Aiden

News “Part of our strategy is looking at our whole ecosystem and seeing how we can diversify our revenue streams” Pholetsi Moseki has been appointed CSA’s permanent CEO, 15 months after taking over the role in an acting capacity, in December 2020. Moseki’s position was confirmed by a unanimous decision on the part of the

News She’s a “bit annoyed” with herself because she didn’t stay till the end to finish off things, but heaped praise on her side after beating England After a maiden career five-for and a game-changing cameo innings, the first word that passed Marizanne Kapp‘s lips is not what you might expect. “Sorry,” she told Trisha

News Paddy Upton named ‘Team Catalyst’ and will play a role in looking after the mental well-being of the team Rajasthan Royals have roped in Lasith Malinga as their fast-bowling coach ahead of IPL 2022, and Paddy Upton as “Team Catalyst”. “It’s a wonderful feeling for me to return to the IPL and an absolute

News Anrich Nortje, who is recovering from a hip injury, and Sisanda Magala, who failed a fitness test, were unavailable for selection South Africa have named a full-strength squad, minus Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala for fitness reasons, for the upcoming home ODI series against Bangladesh. The three-match series, which is to be played in

News Both the board and Smith will be legally represented, and the findings of the arbitrators will be made public The “tentative findings” made by the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report about CSA’s director of cricket, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, will be the subject of the board’s “agreed formal arbitration proceedings” from

News She is serving pre-tournament quarantine because of her delayed arrival after the birth of her first child South Africa opener Lizelle Lee has been ruled out of the team’s opening match of the ODI World Cup against Bangladesh on March 5 in Dunedin. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Lee, the 2021 ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer

News South Africa’s captain explains his decision to bat first in the second Test, and has words of praise for Erwee, Verreyne and Maharaj Sent in to bat in the first Test in Christchurch, South Africa were bowled out for 95 in the first innings, and 111 in the second, losing by an innings and

News South Africa batter reveals he worked on playing the ball late to improve his game Kyle Verreynne is among only a handful of batters on South Africa’s first-class scene to maintain a career average of 50 since his debut in 2015, but even with the weight of numbers behind him, he entered the international

News It’s Nkwe’s first appointment since he stepped down from his role with the men’s national team last year Enoch Nkwe, first interim team director and then assistant coach of the South Africa men’s national team between August 2019 and August 2021, has been appointed as strategic cricket consultant by Lions in the South African