Cricket

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is now just 20 days away, as the world’s leading cricketers share their excitement ahead of the event which begins on 10 February, when South Africa face Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.The wait for Africa’s first Women’s T20 World Cup is nearly over with squads putting in their final preparations to contest the ultimate prize in T20 cricket. The 10 best teams in the world will be in action across three iconic venues, Newlands Cricket Ground in … [Read more...] about Global cricket stars share their excitement 20 days out from the start of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Paarl Royals captain David Miller came to the rescue as he helped his side defeat Pretoria Capitals by six wickets in their Betway SA20 clash at Boland Park on Sunday afternoon.Miller belted an undefeated 28 runs to keep the Royals playoff qualification hopes alive. The Capitals came into the match as favourites after the Centurion -based side sat at the top of the table following their victory over Durban’s Super Giants last week. The visitors’ captain Wayne Parnell won the toss at Boland Park … [Read more...] about Miller leads Royals to victory over the Capitals

Roelof van der Merwe delivered the bowling performance of the Betway SA20 thus far for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape to decimate Durban’s Super Giants at St George’s Park on Sunday evening.Van der Merwe claimed 6/20 to rout the Super Giants for just 86 in 14.4 overs. The Sunrisers won by a massive 124 runs to earn a bonus point. It was a near-perfect performance from the Sunrisers after they had earlier delivered a batting exhibition to post a mammoth 210/2. Half-centuries from openers Adam … [Read more...] about Van der Merwe’s six of the best powers Sunrisers to bonus point win

Ten teams will head to South Africa for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 looking to follow in the footsteps of Australia and lift the trophy. Three years after Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy inspired Australia to the title on home soil, they remain the team to beat. However, nine teams will have other ideas, with just the one change from the line-up in 2020 as Ireland take the place of Thailand, having come through a nail-biting qualifying tournament to book their spot. The first team to clinch … [Read more...] about How the teams qualified for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023

After a nail biter of a match against the Joburg Super Kings on Saturday 21 January 2023 which the Joburg Sper Kings won by 5 wickets the Sunrisers returned to St Georges Park, Gqeberha for their penultimate home game of the tournament against the Durban Super Giants.See: Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings – #SA20 Match 17 At the time of todays match Durban’s Super Giants were on last place on the log with 8 points whilst the Sunrisers Eastern Cape were in 3rd place with 12 points on … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Durban Super Giants – Match 19 #SA20

Tickets for the semi-finals at the Wanderers and Centurion selling fast Friday, 20 January: The inaugural Betway SA20 champions will be crowned in front of a full house with tickets for the final at the Wanderers on Saturday, 11 February sold out. It has been an exhilarating opening half of league matches, with the quality cricket and un-matched stadium experience drawing in fans at all six stadiums across the country. Tickets for the semi-finals taking place at the Wanderers and Centurion are … [Read more...] about Betway SA20 Final sold out!

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has paid tribute to one of the greatest batters to grace the country, Hashim Amla, following his retirement from the sport on Wednesday.The 39-year-old played the last of his 349 matches across all three formats for the Proteas in 2019 when he stepped away from the international game. However, he continued to play domestically and most recently turned out for Surrey, who he helped win the English County Championship. Amla made more than 18 000 runs … [Read more...] about CSA Wishes Legend Hashim Amla Well In Retirement

Match 17 of the SA20 tournament in Gqeberha, saw the second on the log with 12 points, Sunrisers Eastern Cape versus the bottom of the log, Joburg Super Kings.With an hour or so to go the fans were forming deep queues to get into the ground which was rumoured to be sold out for this game. Testament to the fact that a winning team attracts winning crowds. On everyones lips was the explosive batting prowess of Marco Jansen who has ‘saved’ the day on more than one occasion this tournament. So far … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape v Joburg Super Kings – #SA20 Match 17

Pretoria Capitals ran riot at Kingsmead on Friday night as they defeated Durban’s Super Giants by eight wickets to earn a bonus point victory. Quinton de Kock won the toss for the Super Giants and chose to bat first at a humid Kingsmead, but things did not go according to plan for the home team. Capitals skipper Wayne Parnell wasted no time as to draw first blood with the opening ball of the innings to dismiss West Indies’ Kayle Mayers for a duck. The home side’s wall continued to collapse when … [Read more...] about Pretoria Capitals run riot in Durban to cement top Betway SA20 spot

The ICC’s 100% Cricket movement has been amplified by its first-ever ICC 100% Cricket Mentorship Programme during the inaugural, ICC Under19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.The programme aims to provide support to the youngsters in their development during the tournament with learning opportunities around Health education, with a focus on menstruation and its effect on performance, media training and overall support during training sessions, team meetings, planning sessions until the … [Read more...] about ICC Launch The 100% Cricket Mentorship Programme At Icc U19 Women’s T20 World Cup

Left-arm spinner may continue to play while matter is reviewedThursday, 19 January: Joburg Super Kings’ left-arm spinner, Aaron Phangiso, has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action. Betway SA20 received an official ‘Suspected Illegal Bowling Action’ report from the Match Officials’ Team that officiated in the match played between the Joburg Super Kings and the Pretoria Capitals on 17 January at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. As per the Betway SA20 ‘Suspected Illegal Bowling … [Read more...] about Joburg Super Kings’ Phangiso reported for suspected illegal bowling action

The Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the first team in the Betway SA20 to achieve a hat-trick of wins when they overcame the Paarl Royals by five wickets at Boland Park. After a slow start to the competition, the Eastern Cape side have gathered momentum to move into second position on the table. The Royals may pride themselves on their spin bowling prowess, but it was the visitors that out spun the home side. Captain Aiden Markram (2/21), Roelof van der Merwe (2/21) and Brydon Carse (2/29) combined … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape Soar Into Second Place

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) National Selection Committee has today named a strong 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match Betway One-Day International (ODI) Series against England from 27 January – 01 February in Bloemfontein and Kimberley.All-rounder Sisanda Magala makes his return to the national setup, along with Marco Jansen, with both players hoping to add to their three 50-over caps. Recently appointed red-ball coach Shukri Conrad will oversee the series as the Proteas … [Read more...] about CSA Announces Proteas ODI Squad For England Series

Sunrisers Eastern Cape all-rounder Marco Jansen turned the Betway SA20 on its head with a whirlwind innings that shocked MI Cape Town by two wickets at Newlands on Wednesday. The visitors were staring down the barrel prior to Jansen launching an assault that will be remembered for a very long time. The 22-year-old smashed 66 runs off just 27 balls, with 28 runs coming off a single Rashid Khan over – to swing the momentum in favour of the Sunrisers. The MI Cape Town captain was dispatched for … [Read more...] about Marco Jansen’s Blitz Helps Sunrisers Shock MI Cape Town