The pre-tournament favourites have put on a dismal display in Bangladesh in their fifth unsuccessful World Twenty20 campaign.
The South African cricket team have set their sights on gaining some early momentum in the tournament, beginning with their match against Sri Lanka.
The story of the class of 2004 offers a salutary reminder not to get carried away by under-19 World Cup cricket campaigns.
Enjoy while you can the intriguing additions to the ICC Cricket T20 World Cup, including Nepal and Hong Kong.
Australian opener David Warner helped the national team’s triumph over SA when he clubbed two sixes and five fours in his aggressive knock.
South African cricket lovers may finally be able to watch a global event without expecting the Proteas to win.
Ahead of their domestic four-day series clash with the Warriors, Alviro Petersen has returned to the Highveld Lions – who were bowled out last week.
The caring, empathetic man who has left the cricket field is a far cry from the brash young batsman who took the Proteas helm more than a decade ago.
The Baby Proteas’ thrilling win over Pakistan in the ICC Junior World Cup Final in Dubai does not secure players a place in the cricketing pantheon.
Australia’s Ryan Harris took the last two wickets as South Africa came within five overs of saving the third Test – skipper Graeme Smith’s final game.
Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers helped the Proteas to 71 for four, at stumps on day four of the third Test against Australia.
After claims that the Proteas tampered with the ball in the second Test, Australia’s David Warner has gone to lunch with an unbeatn half-century.
The Proteas’ manager says David Warner’s accusations that SA tampered with the ball in their last Test win are "disappointing and discouraging".
Graeme Smith had an ominous warning for the Australians after the Proteas crushed the visitors by 231 runs in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.
From measuring the distance a ball takes to travel to how fast the brain reacts to it, here’s a look at the science being the game.
When Australia’s Mitchell Johnson is flustered, he bowls "a pile of junk". It’s too bad that bowling out SA calms him down, writes Neil Manthorp.
Following Australia’s win over the Proteas at the weekend, Graeme Smith has downplayed SA’s under-performance, saying the wicket aided Aussie’s win.
Naming the St George’s Park grandstand in Port Elizabeth for the genial, menacing, left-handed cricketer is a small but overdue honour.
The subtle influence of genial coach Darren Lehmann has seen old-fashioned values unite the Australian cricket team and charm the selectors.
After a dismal show at the Ashes, England batsman and former captain Kevin Pietersen’s career in international cricket has ended unceremoniously.
Zimbabwe’s cricketers have agreed to end their boycott over unpaid wages and are returning to training, says coach Andy Waller.
Cricket South Africa has met to discuss the proposed new administration of the game, but wants further talks before reaching agreement on the revamp.
The SA women’s cricket team beat Ireland by eight wickets in the Qatar International Championship tri-series.
Alviro Petersen has quit as Lions captain after "interference" by the convenor of the selectors and board, says the Gauteng Cricket Board.
This article has been retracted due to factual errors.
While cricket’s new T20 format is extremely popular, cricket diehards can draw some comfort from the fact that it is not a matter of all or nothing.
The SA women’s cricket team will take part in the inaugural International Women’s Cricket Championship in Qatar.
In an upcoming tour of SA, batsman David Warner says Australia aim to use the same intimidatory approach on the Proteas that unravelled England.
A rampant Australia sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep by skittling England out for 166 to claim a 281-run victory on Sunday.
Jacques Kallis’s absence will be keenly felt when the South African cricket team sets out to beat a swaggering Australia.
SA captain Graeme Smith says his team’s victory over India was part of "a fitting tribute" to Jacques Kallis, who has announced his retirement.
Jacques Kallis says he knew it was time to call it a day, ending his 166-Test career in Kingsmead, Durban.