Temba Bavuma has “showed an improvement overnight” from the hamstring strain that hampered him during South Africa’s World Cup match against Afghanistan on Friday. Cricket South Africa, however, did not answer questions on whether he was sent for a scan. Earlier on Saturday, ESPNcricinfo confirmed with two sources that a decision on whether Bavuma would
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South Africa 247 for 5 (van der Dussen 76*, de Kock 41, Nabi 2-35, Rashid 2-37) beat Afghanistan 244 (Omarzai 97*, Coetzee 4-44, Maharaj 2-25) by five wickets A 62-ball partnership of 65 between Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo shepherded South Africa to a win against Afghanistan in their last league-stage game of
South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma could be a doubt for their semi-final against Australia, more than likely to be in Kolkata on Thursday, after sustaining a hamstring injury during their final league match against Afghanistan at Eden Gardens. Bavuma left the field after nine balls of the first innings and returned four overs later but
Big picture: Batting might vs bowling smarts Afghanistan were so close to achieving their most important ODI win. Against Australia. For a shot at the World Cup semi-finals. Almost there. Before a Glenn Maxwell-sized meteorflattened them. They are now in Ahmedabad to play their final league game and will bow out of the World Cup
In what could be his second-last appearance in front of the global media at this tournament, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi put the onus on his board and the ICC to prioritise ODIs going forward. Afghanistan, currently placed sixth on eight points, will need to beat South Africa by a huge margin in their last league
India 326 for 5 (Kohli 101*, Iyer 77, Maharaj 1-30) beat South Africa 83 (Jansen 14, Jadeja 5-33, Kuldeep 2-7) by 243 runs Virat Kohli gifted himself a record-equalling 49th ODI century and India their eighth successive victory in this World Cup, on his 35th birthday. When Kohli drew level with Sachin Tendulkar, with a
Temba Bavuma is confident that, with South Africa’s campaign at the World Cup entering a crucial stage, he will rediscover the touch that made him enter this tournament as South Africa’s leading run-scorer in ODI cricket this year. With 111 runs from five matches, Bavuma is the least profitable of South Africa’s top six at
South Africa 357 for 4 (van der Dussen 133, de Kock 114, Miller 53*, Southee 2-77) beat New Zealand 167 (Phillips 60, Young 33, Maharaj 4-46, Jansen 3-31) by 190 runs One of the advantages of a long-drawn league phase is that teams have an opportunity to make up for indifferent starts. But New Zealand
Keshav Maharaj was just having dinner around the time when Pakistan’s concussion substitute Usama Mir pinned Rassie van der Dussen lbw for 21. South Africa were 121 for 3 at that point, needing a further 150 runs off almost 30 overs. Given South Africa’s gun middle-order – Aiden Markram at No.4, Heinrich Klaasen No.5 and
South Africa are top of the World Cup standings, and firmly on course for a top-four finish, but their captain Temba Bavuma acknowledged that “conversations” would be had about their approach to run-chases, after they had an almighty scare in their one-wicket win over Pakistan in Chennai. South Africa have been a team of two
Big picture: Crucial game for Bangladesh Who wants to face the team that smashed 399 in their previous game? And at the venue they did it too. Bangladesh have that privilege, as they take on a South African unit fresh – or are they, given the searing Mumbai heat? – from their dismantling of defending
Jos Buttler admitted that England had “potentially” made a mistake when choosing to bowl first on the way to a 229-run thrashing by South Africa at the Wankhede, before conceding his team will likely need to “win every game from here on in” to keep their World Cup defence alive. Asked to bat first in
“You got to let the emotion kind of seep in,” Bavuma said at the post-match presentation. “Don’t think there is any point in trying to forget what’s happened. It is going to hurt, it should hurt.” “But then you come back tomorrow, you wake up and we get back onto the journey. Our campaign is
Scott Edwards led from the front to take Netherlands to their most famous ODI World Cup win – their first over a Test-playing nation in five appearances at the tournament – when they beat South Africa in Dharamsala on Tuesday. He was “extremely proud” of his team, and “very excited to get our first win
Netherlands 245 for 8 (Edwards 78*, van der Merwe 29, Jansen 2-27) beat South Africa 207 (Miller 43, van Beek 3-60, van der Merwe 2-34, de Leede 2-36, van Meekeren 2-40) by 38 runs 43 overs a side Scott Edwards‘ rousing unbeaten half-century gave his bowlers belief and they shot for the stars, demolishing South
“The only thing the past gives us is learning.” South Africa head coach Rob Walter was talking about his side’s defeat to Netherlands at the 2022 T20 World Cup when he shared this aphorism. South Africa were not only stunned but knocked out of the tournament. But, Walter said, they have learnt their lesson. So
South Africa 311 for 7(De Kock 109, Markram 56) beat Australia 177 (Labuschagne 46, Rabada 3-33) by 134 runs If South Africa really do want to move through this 2023 World Cup under the radar, they must do better than this. Because in wiping the floor with Australia in Lucknow, winning by a mammoth 134
Marcus Stoinis was given out caught behind in Australia’s run chase against South Africa in Lucknow, despite his bottom hand appearing to be off the bat when the ball made contact with his glove. Stoinis fended at a delivery from Kagiso Rabada in the 18th over of Australia’s innings, with Quinton de Kock taking a
Following two big losses in two matches to start the 2023 ODI World Cup, Australia captain Pat Cummins has said his side is “hurting” but that they must find a way to regroup and “make amends”. “I think if we want to be challenging, you got to try and find a way in all conditions,
Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana is likely to strengthen the XI for their second World Cup game, against Pakistan on Tuesday, according to their assistant coach Naveed Nawaz. “He’s fit and should play tomorrow,” Nawaz said on the eve of the match. “Didn’t want to risk him in the first game against medical advice but
New Zealand 111 for 9 (Green 45, Tryon 4 for 15) vs South Africa Chloe Tryon‘s career-best 4 for 15 restricted New Zealand to 111 for 9 in 20 overs before the match was abandoned due to rain in East London. After being put in, New Zealand were off to a steady start before Suzie
“Yeah, it’s quite strange because you almost get this thing that just takes over your body at certain moments,” Markram said when asked about the unusual reactions on show. “I think there’s a lot of passion in this team to give our absolute all at this World Cup and see how far it can get
There aren’t too many arguments going around against South Africa having the best top-six in the world. The maverick Quinton de Kock, the stable Temba Bavuma, the conventional No. 3 Rassie van der Dussen, and then the dynamic powerhouse trio of Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. It is what follows that comes up
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is underway in India and will run from October 5 until November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Markram, van der Dussen and de Kock flay centuries
Big picture – Delhi conditions could be Sri Lanka’s friend Sri Lanka could hardly have picked a tougher opponent to face first up at the World Cup than South Africa. The Sri Lankans come into this game with big question marks over their batting and have an injury-weakened bowling attack; South Africa, in contrast, seem
“I’ve sat in a lot of team meetings and the more the opposition talks about a certain batter or bowler, the more you are in their heads and the more you are ahead of them in the game. Someone like Anrich would have been someone they would have spoken about,” Simons said from South Africa’s
New Zealand 321 for 6 (Conway 78, Latham 52, Ngidi 3-33) beat South Africa 211 for 4 (De Kock 84*, van der Dussen 51, Boult 2-20) by seven runs via DLS Rain denied a persistent Quinton de Kock from taking South Africa over the line against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram. De Kock and David Miller
New Zealand 210 for 4 (Kerr 100*, Halliday 37*, Malta 2-41) beat South Africa 209 (Kapp 72, Devine 3-33, Tahuhu 3-43, Kerr 2-43) by six wickets (DLS method) A calm and composed Amelia Kerr took New Zealand over the line with an unbeaten century after they were set a target of 210 in 45 overs,
After his unbeaten 114 against Australia in the first ODI earlier this month, Bavuma suffered a hamstring niggle but was fit to play the next two games. He then suffered an inner thigh muscle strain and was rested from the fourth ODI as a precautionary measure. He returned for the final game of the series
West Indies T20 sensation, Nicholas Pooran, was unveiled as the Durban’s Super Giants wildcard pick ahead of the SA20 auction that took place in Johannesburg on Wednesday. This will be Pooran’s first time playing the tournament and he will represent the same owners he plays for in the Indian Premier League. The 27-year old delivered
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