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ICC World Cup 2023: de Kock hope to win the tournament before retirement

ICC World Cup 2023: de Kock hope to win the tournament before retirement

de Kock hopes to win the World Cup before retirement. He announced his retirement some time ago. Bavuma said he had no idea about this. South African batsman-wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock wishes to bring down the curtains on his ODI career with the ICC World Cup 2023 win. He already announced his retirement from the … Read more

Nortje, Bavuma ruled out of fourth ODI as South Africa’s injury woes continue

Nortje, Bavuma ruled out of fourth ODI as South Africa's injury woes continue

Anrich Nortje and Temba Bavuma were ruled out of the fourth ODI against Australia. Aiden Markram to captain South Africa in fourth ODI. Nortje is out with a back injury, and Bavuma is out with an adductor strain. A pair of seasoned players will not participate in South Africa’s fourth One-Day International match against Australia … Read more

Aiden Markram feels relief after hitting century for SA against WI

Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram feels relief after hitting a century for SA against WI. Markram was dropped last year after a protracted slump. Markram’s comeback was a component of new coach Shukri Conrad’s significant reorganization. CENTURION: On Tuesday’s opening day of the first Test match between South Africa and the West Indies at SuperSport Park, Aiden Markram … Read more

Sisanda and Jansen return to ODI squad against England

Sisanda and Jansen return to ODI squad against England

The 16-member team for 3 ODI series will be coached by Temba Bavuma. These ODI are a part of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. Series against England will kickstart Proteas’ international home season. The men’s South African team for the upcoming ODI series against England, which will start on January 27, was unveiled … Read more

AUS vs SA: South Africa Draw 3rd Test match to avoid clean sweep

AUS vs SA

South Africa bat for a draw with Australia to deny Aussies series sweep. Josh Hazlewood takes four wickets as Proteas bowled out for 255. Dean Elgar finishes Test series with 56 runs from six innings. AUS vs SA: On the final day of the third Test in Sydney on Sunday, South Africa batted for a … Read more

AUS vs SA: Temba Bavuma admits Test team’s ‘inexperience’ has been problem

AUS vs SA: Temba Bavuma admits Test team's "inexperience" has been a problem

South Africa lost three-match series to Australia at MCG. Bavuma is yet to register a three-figure score in Tests since January 2016. Bavuma is determined to score big hundreds against Australia’s bowlers. Temba Bavuma, a middle-order batsman for South Africa, acknowledged that the “inexperience” in the Test lineup was one of the causes of their … Read more

Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in ICC T20 World Cup 2022

Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa in the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup. Cricket South Africa selection convener Victor Mpitsang selected the squad. After recuperating from an elbow injury, Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa in the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October. Bavuma sustained an injury during a T20 … Read more

No Temba Bavuma as SA prepares for multiformat England tour

temba bavuma

Temba Bavuma, who suffered an elbow injury in the just-finished series against India, will miss the upcoming tour of England. He would need eight weeks to recover. David Miller and Keshav Maharaj have been appointed as stand-in captains for the T20I and ODI series, respectively, in his absence. Three One-Day Internationals will be followed by … Read more

‘Positives’ for India as S. Africa T20 series ends 2-2 after washout

India

India’s Twenty20 series against South Africa ends 2-2 with final game washed out. Hosts bounced back from 2-0 down to level the series in Bangalore. Rain delays mean India’s players head straight to England for rescheduled fifth Test against England. Skipper Rishabh Pant on Sunday said India’s different approach to win matches has paid off … Read more

IND vs SA: Aiden Markram ruled out for remaining T20I series

aiden markram

Markram will not play the remaining T20Is due to Covid. India is hosting the first bubble-free series. Both teams will face off each other in the fourth T20I on Friday. South African right-hand batsman Aiden Markram will not play in the remaining two Twenty20 internationals against India after testing positive for Covid at the beginning … Read more

Proteas ready for India’s pace attack, says Bavuma

Proteas

South Africa are bracing for a formidable bowling attack from India. Bumrah and Shami rested while Avesh Khan and Umran Malik make debuts. The series starts at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in a week. South Africa are bracing for a formidable bowling attack from an Indian side eager to prove themselves when their Twenty20 … Read more

New Zealand wins first Test against South Africa in 18 years

new zealand

New Zealand thrashed South Africa for the first time since 2004 on Saturday, winning the first Test by an innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch. New Zealand has only beaten South Africa five times in 46 Tests since 1932, with their most recent victory coming in 2004. “It’s a great day,” … Read more

Quinton De Kock scores century as South Africa seeks clean sweep

india vs south africa

CAPE TOWN: Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s former captain, scored a century in the third ODI against India at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. De Kock, who gave over the white ball captaincy to Temba Bavuma in March, scored 124 off 130 balls as South Africa scored 287 all out after being called in … Read more

Below-strength South Africa seek breathing room from one-day series

South Africa

CENTURION: A below-strength South African team will be seeking a clean sweep when they play the Netherlands in a three-match one-day international series starting at SuperSport Park on Friday. The series forms part of the International Cricket Council‘s World Cup Super League which is a qualifying tournament for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Hosts India and the best-placed seven … Read more

South Africa on ‘upward curve’ despite World Cup woe, says Boucher

T20 World Cup

SHARJAH: South Africa bowed out of the Twenty20 World up on Saturday but coach Mark Boucher said the young team is headed in the “right direction” and will soon be rewarded with a trophy. The Proteas won their final Super 12 league match in Sharjah to hand England their first loss in the tournament but … Read more

South Africa opt to bowl against Bangladesh T20 World Cup

SA vs Ban

ABU DHABI: South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl against Bangladesh in the Super 12 clash of the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday. The Proteas will play the same team that beat Sri Lanka in the previous match to boost their chances of moving into the semi-finals from Group 1 … Read more

Miller, Rabada pull off thrilling chase despite Hasaranga’s hat-trick

SA vs SL

SHARJAH: David Miller and Kagiso Rabada combined to propel South Africa to a thrilling victory as they edged Sri Lanka by four wickets despite a hat-trick by Wanindu Hasaranga in the T20 World Cup on Saturday. With South Africa needing 15 off the final over, Miller smashed two sixes and Rabada struck the winning boundary … Read more

South Africa’s de Kock says sorry for refusing to take knee

T20 World Cup

DUBAI: South African star Quinton de Kock has apologised for refusing to take the knee in his team’s Twenty20 World Cup match and said he would be “happy” to do it. “I would like to start by saying sorry to my teammates, and the fans back home,” de Kock said in a statement Thursday. “I … Read more

ICC T20 World Cup: Questions about Bavuma persist but South Africa eye maiden title

ICC T20 World Cup: Questions about Bavuma persist but South Africa eye maiden title

Proteas are placed in a Group 1 alongside Australia, England, and West Indies South Africa have always been a fiercest competitor in white-ball cricket but some of their shine has faded after the departure of the big names like AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn. The Proteas will enter the International Cricket Council … Read more

Men’s T20 World Cup 2021: Complete list of players in South Africa squad

T20 World Cup Squad 2021

South Africa announced its 15-member ICC T20 World Cup squad 2021 on September 9. Temba Bavuma – who has recovered from a thumb injury – will lead the Proteas in the ICC T20 World Cup. Big manes including all-rounder Chris Morris, former captain Faf du Plessis, and leg-spinner Imran Tahir did not make it to … Read more

South Africa Captain Temba Bavuma ruled out of T20I series against Pakistan

Temba Bavuma

South Africa white-ball captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the upcoming four-match Twenty20 international series against Pakistan after suffering a Grade One hamstring strain. According to statement by Cricket South Africa (CSA), Temba Bavuma will not be the part of T20I series against Pakistan after suffering a Grade One hamstring strain. The statement … Read more