South Africa

West Indies mull hosting part of South Africa series before IPL 2020

West Indies were originally slated to host the Proteas for two Tests and five T20Is in July-August before that tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
 

Jul 25, 2020, 16:22 PM IST

Former South African spinner Ismail 'Baboo' Ebrahim dies aged 73

Baboo appeared in a total of 48 first-class games during his cricketing career and bagged 179 wickets in it at an average of 21.33 and economy rate of 2.12.

Jul 18, 2020, 20:15 PM IST

On this day in 2015: Bangladesh registered their 1st ODI series win against South Africa

In the match, Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar stitched the best partnership (154 runs) for Bangladesh against South Africa. 

Jul 15, 2020, 16:18 PM IST

Cape Town promenade witnesses stormy sea foam; attracts, drenches onlookers

The cappuccino-coloured foam from the icy Atlantic was flung far onto the Sea Point promenade 

Jul 13, 2020, 23:00 PM IST

Born July 13, 1984: Faf du Plessis, former South African captain

Under him, South Africa have clinched victories in 18 out of 36 Tests, 28 out of 39 ODIs and 23 out of 37 T20Is.

Jul 13, 2020, 15:29 PM IST

South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo hopes T20 World Cup 2020 goes ahead as planned

The 2020 T20 World Cup is slated to take place from October 18 to November 15 across various venues in Australia.

Jun 28, 2020, 10:58 AM IST

Born June 27, 1983: Dale Steyn, South African fast bowler

Legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn, who has played a total of 265 international matches, was born on this day in 1983.

Jun 27, 2020, 14:40 PM IST

Speedster Kagiso Rabada committed to playing for South Africa

Rabada topped the International Cricket Council’s Test bowler rankings in 2018 but was, by his own admission, below par in the last South African summer.

Jun 01, 2020, 16:53 PM IST

Jonty Rhodes dubs AB de Villiers as greatest fielder of all-time

Rhodes recently took to his official Instagram account and engaged in a live session with Zimbabwe fast bowler Pommie Mbangwa.

May 31, 2020, 15:45 PM IST

Quinton de Kock, Lungi Ngidi dominate CSA award nominations

Meanwhile, all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and batsman Laura Wolvaardt have both won nominations in four categories in the women's section.
 

May 30, 2020, 17:54 PM IST

On this day in 2019, England hammered South Africa in World Cup opener

On May 30 last year, England kicked off their campaign at the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup with a crushing 104-run victory over South Africa at The Oval.

May 30, 2020, 15:34 PM IST

On this day in 1999, Neil Johnson guided Zimabwe to historic win over South Africa in ICC World Cup

Johnson, who came to open the batting for his side, provided a perfect start to Zimabwbe by scoring 76 runs off just 117 balls, including 10 boundaries. 

May 29, 2020, 14:30 PM IST

Born May 28, 1977: Ashwell Prince, former South African cricketer

Former South African cricketer Ashwell Prince,, who has appeared in a total of 119 matches for the national side across all the three formats of the game, was born on this day in 1977.

May 28, 2020, 14:20 PM IST

Born May 25, 1995: Kagiso Rabada, South African fast bowler

South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who has played in a total of 142 matches for his national side across the three formats of the game, was born on this day in 1995. 

May 25, 2020, 14:13 PM IST

Sri Lanka Cricket open to host India, Bangladesh in July

Earlier, Sri Lanka had postponed their two-match Test series against England and limited-overs fixtures against South Africa slated to take place in June due to coronavirus.

 

May 18, 2020, 16:14 PM IST

Born May 17, 1968: Mickey Arthur, South African coach

During his playing career from 1986 to 2001, Arthur appeared in a total of 110 first-class games and amassed 6,657 runs in it.

May 17, 2020, 12:32 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar reminisces his special stint with Yorkshire Cricket County

Regarded as one of the most complete batsman in the history of the game, Tendulkar holds almost all batting records which exists at the moment. 

May 09, 2020, 13:25 PM IST

Keshav Maharaj eager to captain South Africa across all formats

Maharaj, who has appeared in just 30 Tests and seven ODIs for South Africa and bagged 117 wickets across the two formats, had previously led his franchise, the Dolphins, in last season's one-day cup. 

May 08, 2020, 13:41 PM IST

South African cricketer Solo Nqweni tests positive for coronavirus

The announcement means Nqweni has now become the third cricketer after Pakistan's Zafar Sarfraz and Scotland's Majid Haq to have contracted the virus.

May 08, 2020, 10:37 AM IST

Ricky Ponting shares throwback picture of 1998 Commonwealth Games jacket

Along with the picture, Ponting said that the match was one of the few occassions when Australia were not good enough and South Africa outplayed them totally in the gold medal match.

May 03, 2020, 16:57 PM IST