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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

Rwanda’s Geovanis Uwase has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after the Event Panel of the ICC Under19 Women’s T20 World Cup confirmed that she uses an illegal bowling action.The Event Panel comprises members of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists. Uwase was reported by the match officials during Rwanda’s match against Pakistan on 15 January, with footage captured during their match against Zimbabwe on 17 January and shared with the Event Panel … [Read more...] about Uwase Suspended From Bowling In International Cricket

Pretoria Capitals Anrich Nortje and Jimmy Neesham ran through the Joburg Super Kings to exact revenge in the Highveld derby on Wednesday evening at Centurion. The Capitals lost a nail-biter to the Super Kings the previous night at the Wanderers, but were able to bounce back just 24 hours later on their home ground. Nortje, who is arguably the fastest bowler in the world at the moment, ramped up the speed gun to collect 3/12, while Neesham finished with 3/7 to rout the Super Kings for 122 in just … [Read more...] about Pretoria Capitals Steamroll Super Kings To Move Top Of Betway #SA20 Log

Leus du Plooy and Aaron Phangiso were the stars of the show as Joburg Super Kings bounced back with a six-run victory against the Pretoria Capitals in their Betway SA20 clash at Wanderers Stadium on Tuesday night. It was the first time the Betway SA20 caravan had rolled into Johannesburg and the locals certainly came out in their thousands to support their new team, the Joburg Super Kings.  Whistles were handed out to the yellow-clad crowd before the game which led to the Bullring buzzing … [Read more...] about Joburg Super Kings Edge Out Pretoria Capitals In A Thriller At The Bullring

Paarl Royals spinner Bjorn Fortuin ripped through Durban’s Super Giants‘ top order to set the home side on their way to claiming a 10-run victory at Boland Park on Tuesday.Fortuin returned figures of 3/14, claiming the wickets of Kyle Mayers (12 off 11), Quinton de Kock (0 off 2 balls), and Dwaine Pretorius (0 off 1 ball) to leave the visitors struggling on 29/3 after 4.3 overs. Wickets continued to fall just as it seemed the Super Giants were getting themselves back into the game, which stifled … [Read more...] about Fortuin spins Paarl Royals to victory over Durban’s Super Giants

EAST LONDON – Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) National Pathway Selection Panel has today confirmed the 17-player squad that will represent the Momentum Proteas in their upcoming T20 International Tri-Series against India and the West Indies, taking place at the Buffalo Park Stadium in East London between 19 January – 02 February.The Proteas Women will be utilizing this inbound series to finalize their preparations before playing hosts to the exciting ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 which kicks off … [Read more...] about CSA Name Momentum Proteas Squad To Face India And West Indies In T20I Tri-Series

On Monday 16 January 2023, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape (2 matches into the tournament) played their third match in the SA20 series against log leaders MI Cape Town (3 matches into the tournament).Sunrisers were still languishing on 0 points and last place (6th) in the tournament. With half an hour to go to the start of the match it began to look like the crowd would not reach the same numbers as for the opening game against Pretoria Capitals last week. What a historic match for the … [Read more...] about Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town – SA20

Will Jacks struck a brilliant 92 to help the Pretoria Capitals do the double over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Centurion on Saturday.After a failure in the previous game, the England international showed his class with a blistering innings off just 46 balls that saw the Capitals cruise home by 37 runs. The Capitals didn’t waste any time on their home turf despite losing their Player of the Match from the previous game Phil Salt early for one to Sisanda Magala. Rilee Rossouw looked ominous with … [Read more...] about Jacks lights up Centurion as Pretoria Capitals go marching on

The Pretoria Capitals laid down an early marker in the Betway SA20 with a commanding all-round opening performance against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. It was another evening of high-quality entertainment with the St George’s Park band keeping a capacity crowd dancing in the stands despite two lightning and rain interruptions. The Capitals dominated with both and ball with the visitors posting 193/6 before restricting the Sunrisers to 170/5 for a 23-run … [Read more...] about Pretoria Capitals Dance To The St George’s Park Tunes