Tag: Proteas

South African batting coach Neil McKenzie believes his side need another 70 runs to feel safe after New Zealand captured the key wicket of...

Faf du Plessis and David Miller have guided South Africa to a modest Black Caps target to claim a series deciding six-wicket win in...

  Darren Bravo's third hundred and impressive fast bowling from Shannon Gabriel propelled the West Indies to a 100-run win over South Africa in the...

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday named Kyle Abbott of the Sunfoil Dolphins as a replacement seam bowler for injured fast bowler Morne Morkel...

A sublime unbeaten 145 by Kane Williamson led New Zealand to a 27-run victory over the Proteas in the second one-day international on Tuesday...

South Africa humiliated the touring New Zealanders with an embarrassingly one-sided eight-wicket victory in the first of three Twetnty20 Internationals on Friday. The hosts...

South Africa will reach a notable landmark in its young history in international cricket when Graeme Smith leads the Proteas in Perth for their...

After batsmen ruled the first two tests, fast bowling could be the decisive factor when Australia and South Africa re-engage their heavyweight tussle for...

South Africa captain Graeme Smith concedes his side may need to call upon a replacement if Jacques Kallis does not recover in time for...

If a leaked Australian dossier on South African players ruffled feathers in the Proteas' camp on the eve of the first Test at the...

Shane Watson shone with bat and ball for the fourth match in a row as Australia stepped closer to the World Twenty20 semi-finals with...

South Africa captain AB de Villiers said his side's three-wicket win over reigning champions England was an encouraging sign ahead of this month's World...

Left-arm opening bowler Chanaka Welegedera produced a career-best performance to put Sri Lanka in the ascendancy on the second day of the second Test...

A thrilling innings of 99 by AB de Villiers put South Africa in a strong position on the second day of the first Test...

DHAKA - South Africa captain Graeme Smith says the deliberate shift from pace to spin could help his team beat New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-final on Friday. South Africa, who in the past always used their accomplished battery of fast bowlers to blow away rivals, have played three spinners to take advantage of the slow wickets in the sub-continent. Smith has often handed the new ball to either off-spinner Johan Botha or left-arm spinner Robin Peterson even though South Africa

DHAKA - Bangladesh's slender hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup they are co-hosting were crushed mercilessly by South Africa on Saturday with a 206-run Group B defeat.
The result means South Africa will top the group and should have the easiest -- on paper -- draw of the qualifiers in the last eight against the fourth-placed Group A side.
It also ensured that India, England and the West Indies will progress to the knockout stage although the order in

KOLKATA - South Africa rode on JP Duminy's robust 99 to storm into the World Cup quarter-finals with a crushing 131-run victory over Ireland Tuesday. The Proteas were wobbling at 117-5 after a tight bowling and fielding show by Ireland, but Duminy played a responsible knock to help his team post a challenging 272-7 in the day-night match at Eden Gardens.
The target proved too big for Ireland who were bowled out for 141 in 33.2 overs, with Gary Wilson top-scoring with 31. South