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The women’s side of South Africa Women are on the cusp of making history — after three consecutive appearances in ICC finals, they go into the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title match determined to lift the trophy for the first time. The men’s senior side of South Africa claimed the prestigious ICC World…
South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd ODI, Live:West Indies have lost five wickets against South Africa. Currently,Yannic Cariah and Jason Holder are standing unbeaten at the crease. South Africa stand-in skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to field against West Indies in the third and final ODI of the three-match series, at the Senwes Park in…
Blocked back to the bowler for no run? Wild cheers. Four whipped through square leg? A hollow moan. The first two deliveries of the T20 World Cup final on Sunday, bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba to Alyssa Healy, captured Newlands’ heaving heartbeat for all to see, hear and feel. Whatever else would happen to the only senior South…
Cricket makes atheists of South Africans. They have no faith that their teams will play properly when it matters, a belief buried deep from years of watching them lose important games. It’s not that the fans demand their teams win, just that they don’t crumble under pressure. That has been too much to ask too…
Alick Athanaze, the captain of the Windward Islands, and Barbados pace bowler Akeem Jordan have earned their maiden call-ups to West Indies’ 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa, starting in Centurion on February 28. Athanaze, who first came into prominence in the Under-19 World Cup played in New Zealand in…
South Africa’s day was difficult even before they arrived at Boland Park on Monday to play New Zealand in the women’s T20 World Cup. Defeat would probably have taken them out of the race for the semi-finals. At the WPL auction, only four of their dozen players who entered their names were bought. They couldn’t…
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will see 10 teams clash between 10-26 February. The eighth edition of the tournament will be played at three venues in South Africa. Whether it be Ellyse Perry’s last ball boot out in the 2010 final, Harmanpreet Kaur’s blistering maiden century in the 2018 edition, or Alyssa Healy’s…