South Africa

Joburg Super Kings 182 for 2 (du Plessis 113*, Hendricks 45) beat Durban’s Super Giants 178 for 6 (Klaasen 65, Holder 28*, Coetzee 3-21) by 8 wickets A sensational century from Faf du Plessis saw Joburg Super Kings claim a much-needed eight-wicket win over Durban’s Super Giants. In a clash between the two sides at

Toss South Africa chose to bat vs West Indies South Africa won the toss in the second T20I and opted to bat first in the women’s T20I Tri-series at Buffalo Park on Saturday. South Africa are unchanged from the opening game against India where they suffered 27-run defeat. Their middle order batting will be in

Fast bowler Sisanda Magala has made a comeback to South Africa’s ODI team after a year when he was named in the 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match series against England at home in January. There was no room in the squad for the hard-hitting 19-year old Dewald Brevis, who is currently third on the

Dane van Niekerk remains in contention for South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad and will undergo a final fitness test on January 27 in a bid to prove her eligibility for selection. Since recovering from the broken ankle she sustained last January, which kept her out of the 50-over World Cup and the Commonwealth Games,

Hashim Amla, one of South Africa’s greatest batters, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, after confirming to Surrey that he will not be returning to help defend the County Championship title that the club secured in his final season as a player in 2022. In the course of a two-decade career, Amla,

Dane van Niekerk has been left out of South Africa’s 17-member squad, led by legspinning allrounder Sune Luus, for the women’s T20I tri-series featuring India and West Indies. Experienced wicketkeeper-batter Trisha Chetty is also absent from the squad that has two uncapped players in Annerie Dercksen and Tebogo Macheke. Van Niekerk, who last played for

Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter will begin work as South Africa’s red and white-ball coaches respectively on February 1, with an interim arrangement to be made for the World Cup Super League ODIs against England later this month. As reported by ESPNcricinfo , Conrad and Walter were preferred from a shortlist that included interim coach

South Africa allrounder Madison Landsman claimed the first hat-trick of the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, in Benoni in their Group D clash against Scotland. Landsman, who bowls legspin, finished with 4 for 16 as Scotland were skittled for 68 in their chase of 113. With Scotland 43 for 5 at the ten-over mark,

Former under-19 coach Shukri Conrad, who was in charge of the age-group team at the 2022 World Cup, where Brevis was the top-scorer, and former Central Stags coach Rob Walter, were announced as South Africa’s new red and white-ball coaches respectively and both are keen to fast-track young talent with Brevis top of mind. He

Shukri Conrad and Rob Walter are expected to be unveiled as South Africa’s new coaches respectively. Conrad’s most recent position was in charge of South Africa’s Under-19 side, while Walter will move from his role as head coach of Central Districts in New Zealand. The pair were preferred to current interim coach Malibongwe Maketa, former

South Africa allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. “I am shifting my focus to T20 and other shorter formats for the rest of my career,” he said. Pretorius played 30 T20Is, 27 ODIs and three Tests and took 77 wickets across formats. He also featured in two World Cups and

Team captains – for the very first time in a premier T20 competition – can select their playing XIs after the toss is conducted. On the day before the inaugural SA20 competition begins in Cape Town, the organisers said that this possibly revolutionary tweak, among a few other additions, has been included to “improve the

South Africa’s head coach role will be split in two, with one person taking over the Test team and keeping involved in the country’s first-class cricket and the other heading up the ODI and T20I sides. Klusener, who played 49 Tests and 179 ODIs, had applied for the latter post. The 51-year old former allrounder was

Dean Elgar insists he has the “hunger and the drive” to continue as South Africa’s Test captain after a second, successive series defeat and despite his own poor form. Since taking over the captaincy mid-2021, Elgar has not scored a hundred and averages 28.40, with no scores over 36 in his last 10 innings. While

Innings South Africa 255 (Maharaj 53, Harmer 47, Hazlewood 4-48, Cummins 3-60) trail Australia 475 for 4 dec by 220 runs Josh Hazlewood starred after lunch on the fifth day to keep Australia’s bid for an improbable victory in the third Test, and a series sweep, alive as South Africa were made to follow-on at

Innings Australia 475 for 4 dec (Khawaja 195*, Smith 104, Nortje 2-55) vs South Africa Pat Cummins declared Australia’s first innings with the rain-interrupted third Test finally resuming after lunch on day four. The declaration meant Usman Khawaja remained stuck on his highest Test score of 195. It reinforces Australia’s bold bid for a series

Lunch Australia 475 for 4 (Khawaja 195*, Smith 104, Nortje 2-55) vs South Africa Rain might have thwarted Usman Khawaja’s bid for a maiden Test double-century after the first session of day three was washed out at the SCG. Khawaja remains stuck on his highest Test score of 195, while Matthew Renshaw is five not

Cricket Australia will consider changing the way broadcast vision is supplied to third umpires after a contentious not-out decision on day one of the third Test against South Africa in Sydney. Kettleborough primarily reviewed side-on replays of the catch, but a front-on angle from the Seven Network threw the third umpire’s ruling into question when

Lunch Australia 266 for 2 (Khawaja 108*, Smith 59*, Nortje 2-39) vs South Africa Usman Khawaja scored his 13th Test century to continue his penchant for the SCG as Australia moved into a commanding position on the second day of the third Test against a struggling South Africa. On a slow surface, which is expected

South Africa’s six venues for the SA20 will be required to ensure they have an electricity supply independent of the national power utility to keep the lights on for the duration of the tournament. South Africa experienced its worst power cuts in 2022, with more than 200 days affected by interruptions to the electricity supply.

South Africa were adamant that Simon Harmer‘s catch in the slips off Marnus Labuschagne, which was ruled not out by the third umpire, had been cleanly taken. But they could at least sleep a little easier knowing it had not been hugely costly thanks to the persistence of Anrich Nortje. On 70, Labuschagne edged Marco

Big Picture Another Sydney Test where the series is decided, but the advantage of the World Test Championship is that plenty remains at stake. For Australia they can, barring points deductions, secure a place in June’s final with victory at the SCG while South Africa need to win to keep their now slim hopes alive.

The future of South Africa’s Test cricket is a topic of debate amid a changing landscape, which is about to be brought into even sharper focus by the start of the SA20 this month, but whatever shape it takes Marco Jansen should have a big part to play in it. Having completed his first full

Conditions at the SCG may prompt South Africa into needing to assess the balance of their side which could bring offspinner Simon Harmer into the frame. Kagiso Rabada is their leading wicket-taker with 10 at 23.30, although came in for some criticism from bowling coach Charl Langeveldt, while Anrich Nortje stood out with his hostile

Temba Bavuma has conceded that his own lack of Test centuries has contributed to the bigger batting problems facing the South African line-up. Bavuma, who returned to the Test side for the series against Australia after missing the England tour with an elbow injury, has yet to add to the hundred he scored in his

In the aftermath of South Africa’s first series loss in Australia since 2005-06, Test captain Dean Elgar said he had to “bite his tongue” about the structure and schedule of South African cricket and the impact it is having on the Test team. The defeat is their second successive series loss, after a 1-2 result

Mitchell Starc has conceded he could eventually be drawn into running out a batter backing up after he warned Theunis de Bruyn on the fourth day at the MCG. In the 17th over of South Africa’s second innings, Starc pulled out of his delivery stride when he saw de Bruyn was backing up well out

South Africa bowling coach Charl Langeveldt has called on Kagiso Rabada to improve his control on flatter pitches in the same manner as Australia captain Pat Cummins, after South Africa conceded 575 for 8 at the MCG. Having caused Australia’s batters all sorts of problems in the two-day Test in Brisbane on a lively green

Australia 386 for 3 (Head 48*, Carey 9*) lead South Africa 189 by 197 runs An epic David Warner innings in his milestone match. A 239-run partnership with Steven Smith, who brought up 1,000 runs at the MCG A scoring rate of 4.3 runs per over in the day, which peaked at 5.54 in the

Cricket Australia’s host-television broadcaster Fox Sports has apologised to Anrich Nortje and the South Africa team after the fast bowler was knocked down by the flying spidercam while fielding on the second day of the ongoing second Test at the MCG. Nortje confirmed after the day’s play that he was fine, despite being hit on