South Africa

Report Hosts Sri Lanka included three spinners in Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya and Praveen Jayawickrama Sri Lanka chose to bat vs South Africa Sri Lanka’s three-pronged spin attack will defend the target their batters set for South Africa, after Dasun Shanaka chose to bat first in Colombo under cloudy skies. Sri Lanka included three frontline

Mignon Du Preez heads to Hobart for the WBBL © Getty Images South Africa batter Mignon du Preez has been prized away from Melbourne Stars, signing with Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming WBBL season. Du Preez, 32, has played in every edition of the WBBL for Stars sitting second on their all-time games list and

News Bavuma also said he was looking forward to “unpacking” with Enoch Nkwe, who resigned as assistant coach last week Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s white-ball captain, has confirmed that the national team’s culture is still in its cultivation stage and it is “nowhere near the end product.” Bavuma was speaking from Sri Lanka, where South

News The left-arm seamer was struck by a shot from Dwaine Pretorius while delivering throwdowns in the nets in Colombo Beuran Hendricks has cleared a concussion test after getting hit in the head during South Africa’s training session in Colombo on Tuesday. Hendricks was delivering throwdowns when a straight hit from the allrounder Dwaine Pretorius

News Allrounder back in contention after six months out first due to injury and then contracting Covid-19 Cricket tours in the time of Covid-19 have made players all too familiar with hotel rooms, but South Africa allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has a slightly longer – and more personal – relationship with a high-end accommodation establishment. “Before

Tabraiz Shamsi takes off on a celebratory run © AFP/Getty Images Tabraiz Shamsi is reaping the rewards of regular international game time, with success for South Africa and a string of short-term deals in overseas leagues that he hopes will benefit the national side. Shamsi went straight from South Africa’s tour of the Caribbean and

News Bosch has secured her first WBBL deal after a promising return to international cricket Brisbane Heat have signed South Africa allrounders Nadine de Klerk and Anneke Bosch for the WBBL. de Klerk will be returning for her second season with Heat after playing nine matches in last year’s campaign. For Bosch it will be

News The after-effects of concussion have taken a toll but he is looking ahead to the CPL and the IPL Faf du Plessis has declared himself fit to return to action after a long lay-off due to the concussion he suffered during the PSL in June. du Plessis, who was also forced to miss the

News CSA expect to conduct an inquiry with the team management at an appropriate time Enoch Nkwe’s resignation as South Africa’s assistant coach and concerns about the functioning and culture of the national team “could not have come at a worse time, according to Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki. However, he insists

News The ombudsman has till September 30 to present a report to CSA, but recognises the importance of allowing respondents sufficient time to reply Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings are expected to resume in September after several parties, including director of cricket Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers and the South African

News Nkwe’s disillusionment with the role and differences in opinion with head coach Mark Boucher are said to have contributed to his decision Enoch Nkwe has resigned as assistant coach of the South African men’s team despite Cricket South Africa’s (CSA’s) board making what they called “every effort,” to retain his services. Nkwe informed the

Junior Dala was tested positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago © BCCI South Africa’s bowling coach Charl Langeveldt and seamer Junior Dala will not travel with the team for their white-ball series against Sri Lanka after testing positive for Covid-19 a few weeks ago. Though the pair have both subsequently returned negative results, the

News “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t have an impact on us as a team as many members have been named in the testimonies.” South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has addressed the national team to explain the accusations made against him by former team-mates at the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings.

News Boucher available for one-on-one discussions with any former team-mates that he has offended Mark Boucher, South Africa’s head coach, has admitted the national team culture in his playing days was exclusionary and blamed it on a lack of “maturity and consciousness,” in the immediate post-Apartheid era. He apologised for his role in causing any

News Emergency meetings are being held this afternoon to establish his position Enoch Nkwe has informed Cricket South Africa of his intention to resign as South Africa’s assistant coach. Emergency meetings are being held this afternoon to establish his position. “Nkwe has indeed signalled an intention to resign, and this matter is being considered by

News South Africa women are scheduled to play three T20Is and five ODIs in Antigua, starting on August 31 Dane van Niekerk will return to captain South Africa for the three-T20 and five-ODI series in West Indies, starting on August 31. van Niekerk has not played for the national team since the T20 World Cup

News Batter has returned home after being told he was not guaranteed a spot in the Championship fixtures Stiaan van Zyl, the South African top-order batter who won 12 Test caps between 2014 and 2016, has left Sussex after spending four seasons with the club. He was left out of the side throughout the Royal

News The 36-year old qualifies to play for them immediately, by first descent, since his father was born in Namibia Former South Africa allrounder David Wiese is aiming to play in a second T20 World Cup, five years after his first, and for a different country. Wiese is in line to represent Namibia, and qualifies

de Kock’s availability for the T20Is could give South Africa plenty of options at the top of the order © Sportsfile via Getty Images Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi will miss South Africa’s ODI series in Sri Lanka next month, but are expected to return for the T20Is that follow. Dwaine Pretorius

News Marchant de Lange is back with Trent Rockets after Wahab Riaz is forced out with an injury Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will play no further part in the Hundred. While Mandhana, of Southern Brave, will fly back home to spend time with her family before the India Women’s tour of Australia next month

News It will feature all 15 provincial teams as well as the national Under-19 side South Africa’s domestic season is set to get underway in September with a T20 knockout tournament featuring all 15 provincial teams and the national Under-19 side. The teams have been divided into four pools of four and will play each

News Antigua to host three T20Is and five ODIs starting August 31 South Africa Women will tour the Caribbean for three T20Is and five ODIs starting August 31. The tour serves as preparation for both teams, with just seven months to go for the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand. All the matches will be

News His comments come in response to testimony given by ex-selector Hussein Manack on the lead-up to the Wanderers Test against England in 2015-16 AB de Villiers has denied asking for Kagiso Rabada to be dropped from the Test team at the start of Rabada’s career and said he only made inputs into selection in

Cricket South Africa is to blame for the decline in the coaching careers of Geoffrey Toyana and Paul Adams, who were both on the radar to take over the national team in 2017, but missed out in favour of Ottis Gibson. Former CSA CEO Thabang Moroe, speaking at the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings,

A lack of will to engage with South Africa’s segregated past has resulted in continued devaluing of the experiences of players of colour, according to Ashwell Prince. Speaking at Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building Hearings, Prince said he felt unwelcome throughout his nine years in the national team, was labelled a “quota player”

News The new board has advertised the CEOs position, with applications due to close on July 31 Cricket South Africa’s former acting CEO Kugandrie Govender has been dismissed with immediate effect, bringing an end to the disciplinary matters that have stretched back to December 2019. Govender was suspended in December 2020, four months after former

News Contrary to local reports, ESPNcricinfo understands Boucher has not taken legal action against those who mentioned him in their testimonies Mark Boucher, South Africa’s men’s national coach, will make a submission to Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) project in response to allegations in which he has been implicated. Although CSA

News The teams had also faced off earlier in the year when Sri Lanka played two Tests in South Africa South Africa have confirmed their tour to Sri Lanka for three ODIs and as many T20Is during September. All six matches will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the series starting

News Starc moves up as many as 10 places to reach eighth among ODI bowlers Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has leapfrogged Afghanistan’s new T20I captain Rashid Khan to be ranked career-best No. 2 among T20I bowlers. The ICC rankings list is led by South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi, who has a 72-point advantage following impressive returns

Report No Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi and Lungi Ngidi for visitors; hosts replace Josh Little with Barry McCarthy South Africa chose to bat vs Ireland A new-look South Africa XI has been chosen to close out their winter tour and the T20I series against Ireland, which the visitors have won already. The visitors made