Sunshine for Tahir‚ gloom for SA as end of dismal World Cup looms
Imran Tahir nailed it in one in Manchester on Thursday when he said: “The sun’s come out now but the Cricket World Cup ...
Proteas batsman Reeza Hendricks shrugs off World Cup snub
Proteas batsman Reeza Hendricks says he is not bitter at being overlooked for the World Cup in England and is ...
CSA boss Moroe offers his views on challenges facing SA sport
Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Thabang Moroe says the nation's failure to develop mentally strong players ...
Welcome back‚ ‘Hash’ . . . where have you been?
It took a while and it came too late‚ but the real Hashim Amla finally stood up at the 2019 men’s Cricket World Cup on ...
Kiwis more likely than England to get stuck in the lift
Going up? If you’re England‚ perhaps. Going down? If you’re New Zealand‚ maybe.
SA win when it doesn't matter against Sri Lanka
Having shambled through five losses and garnered a single success in their first seven games, Faf du Plessis’ team ...
JP Duminy apologises for SA's World Cup flop
JP Duminy has apologised to the nation for South Africa’s performance at the World Cup.
'Heads will roll‚' warns Cricket SA president Nenzani after the Proteas' ...
Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Chris Nenzani fired a warning shot at the Proteas on Tuesday and said heads would ...
Earth to 'KG': you're in denial
Perhaps because he has spent much of his 24 years as the golden child of South African cricket‚ Kagiso Rabada doesn’t ...
Faf du Plessis 'embarrassed' by SA's Cricket World Cup display
Faf du Plessis almost apologised on Sunday.
Frustration of being Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is a fine captain.
Gutless South Africa crash out of running for ICC World Cup semis
They lost by 49 runs to snuff out the already slim they had of qualifying for the knockouts.
Markram has chance to write his own World Cup chapter against Pakistan
South Africa have won three of their four games against Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup‚ a pattern they need to ...
Shami hat-trick seals narrow India win over Afghanistan
Opting to bat after winning the toss, India struggled on a slow pitch and crawled to 224-8 with Virat Kohli (67) and ...
Proteas batsman Markram says they are focused only on what they can control
Who must do what to whom for South Africa to stay in the running for a place in the World Cup semi-finals isn’t Aiden ...
Cruel fate awaits Proteas and Pakistan at Lord's
South Africa and Pakistan are in all likelihood on their way out of the World Cup. But first they have to something ...
Malinga stars as Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs in Cricket World Cup
Lasith Malinga inspired Sri Lanka’s stunning 20-run victory over England as the veteran paceman took 4-43 to shock the ...
'You can feel in the dressingroom the guys are hurting‚' - Faf du Plessis
New Zealand’s four-wicket win over South Africa in their World Cup match at Edgbaston on Wednesday took a high toll on ...
SA's World Cup hopes hanging by a thread after Kiwi klap
South Africa’s chances of staying in the running for a World Cup semi-final berth ebbed to a new low at Edgbaston on ...
WATCH | Lungi Ngidi bowls long spell‚ has fitness test
You wouldn’t want to have to face Lungi Ngidi if you didn’t have to‚ but there weren’t many New Zealanders around when ...
Proteas' seam whisperer happy to be targeted by opposition batsmen
A hardness hides inside the apparent softness of Andile Phehlukwayo’s slow smile and good manners.
Faf du Plessis chuffed with allround display as SA earn first World Cup win
“I feel a little bit lighter‚” Faf du Plessis said after his team won by nine wickets to stay in the running‚ albeit ...
Pakistan PM Imran Khan tells players to beat India with mental strength
Pakistani prime minister and cricket great Imran Khan on Sunday urged his country's cricket team to be mentally strong ...
Tahir, De Kock star as SA earn first World Cup win
Faf du Plessis won the toss and put the Afghans in to bat on a green pitch, and they collapsed to 125 all out in 34.1 ...
Proteas fast bowler Lungi Ngidi looks set to miss World Cup clash
The fast bowler has been struggling with a hamstring injury since the game against Bangladesh at the Oval on June 2‚ ...
AB de Villiers drama continues to dog woeful SA at the World Cup
Days after it emerged that AB de Villiers wanted to play in the Cricket World Cup‚ the story continues to dog South ...
Winless Proteas still in search of performance
Performance‚ performance‚ performance — Faf du Plessis has a new favourite word‚ and he hopes he will be able to use it ...
SA's World Cup further down the drain after Windies washout
Jason Holder won the toss‚ put the South Africans in to bat‚ and saw Sheldon Cottrell reduce them to 29/2 on a ...
Ottis Gibson comes out swinging about AB de Villiers
Ottis Gibson came out swinging about AB de Villiers’ absence from South Africa’s World Cup squad on Saturday.
OPINION: Coulda‚ woulda‚ shoulda: what AB must do now
What would AB do? The question would have been asked with growing frequency as South Africa shambled from one loss‚ to ...
Hendricks ready to step into breach left by Steyn
There’s no mistaking Beuran Hendricks for Dale Steyn‚ but that’s what South Africa will expect in the rest of the World ...
Cricket SA have no regrets turning down AB de Villiers' approach to play ...
Cricket South Africa selection convenor Linda Zondi said on Thursday they have no regrets in turning down an approach ...
SA need luck to go their way‚ says Morris
India beat them by six wickets to complete a hattrick of defeats: the first time South Africa have lost their opening ...
SA crash to third consecutive Cricket World Cup loss against India
South Africa crashed to 89/5 on their way to a sub-par total of 227/9‚ which India passed with six wickets standing and ...
Dale Steyn out of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with Beuran Hendricks to ...
Bowler Steyn has suffered a second shoulder injury which has not responded to treatment and has ruled him out of ...
Steyn to miss second World Cup game
Dale Steyn’s World Cup is on hold for another match.
Tahir looks to mark century with match-winning display
The clash will be played on the same pitch on which England beat South Africa by 104 runs in the tournament opener on ...
Hashim Amla sits out nets after blow to head
The 36-year-old Amla was forced to retire hurt after being struck on the helmet by a short delivery from Jofra Archer ...
Archer will lick his lips at prospect of bowling at Pakistan, says Younis
A blistering Oshane Thomas-led pace attack swept Pakistan away for a dismal 105 at Trent Bridge on Friday as West ...
Proteas vs England: South Africans keep #ProteaFire burning despite loss
South Africans remain optimistic that good times lie ahead for the Proteas in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Du Plessis keen to make amends quickly for World Cup wobble
“England were better than us in all three facets of the game‚” Du Plessis said after the home side beat South Africa by ...
A hiding, plain and simple . . . England just too good
A man needs nerve to wear green shoes to the premier of cricket’s biggest global event. But there Faf du Plessis was, ...
Batting lets SA down after canny bowling performance in World Cup opener
England were held to a gettable 311/8, but South Africa shambled to a reply of 207 in 39.5 overs to go down by 104 runs.
Hashim Amla shows glimpses of old in Cardiff
Warm-up games are not for winning and losing, even those ahead of a World Cup, so there’s little import in the fact ...
Proteas coach Ottis Gibson thinks big in small dressingroom
All things are not equal at the Oval‚ where England and South Africa will get the Cricket World Cup going on Thursday.
Windies fire World Cup warning with dominant win over Kiwis
Shai Hope continued his fine run of form as he finished with an 86-ball 101 with nine fours and four sixes, while Andre ...
Dale Steyn out for England game but 'close to ready', says coach Gibson
Dale Steyn won’t be part of South Africa’s attack in their Cricket World Cup opener against England at the Oval on ...
Khawaja guides Australia to comfortable win over Sri Lanka
Australia's disciplined bowling performance restricted Sri Lanka to 239-8, but they looked to have suffered a blow when ...
Dominant England crush Afghanistan in World Cup warm-up
Opener Jason Roy smashed an unbeaten 46-ball 89, studded with 11 fours and four sixes, and Joe Root finished on 29 not ...
Rain has last say as Proteas wrap up World Cup preparations
The clamour came from a bunch of children marooned on the boundary who had arrived excited to see exotic players in ...
Win over India means little for World Cup, says New Zealand's Ross Taylor
New Zealand have moved to temper expectations ahead of the Cricket World Cup after their six-wicket victory over India ...
Hashim Amla kills them softly again
That was in February‚ when Amla’s scores of 3‚ 16‚ 0 — his only first-baller in a Test — and 32 were important factors ...
Rusty but pain-free Kagiso Rabada ready for England challenge
A key cog in South Africa's bid for a maiden World Cup title, Rabada returned home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) ...
Dhoni, Rahul hit tons as India beat Bangladesh in World Cup warm-up
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first but, despite removing openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma cheaply, ...
All your Cricket World Cup fixtures
The 2019 Cricket World Cup gets under way at the Kennington Oval in London on Thursday, with hosts England taking in ...
Surprise NZ selection Blundell on brink of ODI debut in World Cup
The 28-year-old did his chances no harm with 106 against West Indies in their final warmup game in Bristol and follows ...
All your Cricket World Cup fixtures
The 2019 Cricket World Cup gets under way at the Kennington Oval in London on Thursday, with hosts England taking in ...
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