Quinton de Kock’s cricketing brain has made him South Africa’s new ODI skipper. But if his batting genius is to win games on its own, first he must give up the keeper’s gloves.
The English Tests have offered some promising performances but there’s little reason to be excited about the future of the Proteas
It has been a year to forget for both the men and women South African cricket teams
Any tougher immigration controls after the British withdrawal from the European Union will mean fewer South African players in the County Championship
The Proteas slumpped to a 49-run defeat against Pakistan to end their chances of reaching a World Cup semifinal
The Proteas’ hopes of reaching the semi-finals in England and Wales are all but over after a four-wicket defeat by New Zealand on Wednesday
All the grumbling about the Proteas seems to have drained them of their ruthlessness
The Proteas, like former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, were stunned by an opponent they thought they would easily knock out
The Proteas slumped to a 21 run defeat in the Cricket World Cup to leave their campaign in shambles
South Africa have reached the semi-finals in four of their seven World Cup campaigns but have yet to reach a final
It is to be hoped that the defeat by Sri Lanka triggers the changes needed for South Africa to reach the top of the World Test Series
Du Plessis was banned for one Test after being found guilty of captaining a team which maintained a slow over-rate
South Africa lead the three-match series 2-0
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Amla was moved down to number four in the order for South Africa’s most recent Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo in July
South Africa’s tour has been fairly good, but the All Blacks are stinging from last week’s Ireland loss
With Les Bleus smarting for revenge, now is the time the Bok coach will make clear his 2019 plans
Smith and Warner are currently serving their one-year bans from cricket following a ball-tampering scandal
The Proteas won the toss on a typically lively pitch and went in with their full front-line pace attack
The pressure is on for the ICC women’s world T20, but the Proteas bowler thrives in it
The Proteas have not been whitewashed anywhere in the world since 2006
The batsman scored 8765 runs in 114 Tests while smashing 9577 in 228 ODIs. He has the records for the fastest 50, 100 and 150 in the ODI format
This Test will be remembered as the one that saw Australian captain Stev​e Smith admit to coming up with an intricate plan to tamper with the ball
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It was far from the high-octane Test cricket that was seen in Cape Town last week, but it was every bit as engaging.
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The Proteas and their captain took a number of risks in the first Test against India that, somehow, resulted in a victory for the hosts.
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has liked what he’s heard about potential new Proteas head coach Ottis Gibson.
South Africa hammered England by 340 runs to win the second Test at Trent Bridge on Monday
Keen to set up win, the Proteas will target the Black Caps captain in the windy second Test
Shining the ball has long been cricketing custom, but it will now have to be addressed officially.
Faf du Plessis has been found guilty of ball-tampering and fined.
Hashim Amla hit his highest One Day International score with a majestic 159 and Faf du Plessis grabbed a century to drive the Proteas to 411.
The opening batsman’s 159 off 128 balls led South Africa to their second knock of over 400 in the Cricket World Cup, setting a near impossible target.
The South African cricket team have set their sights on gaining some early momentum in the tournament, beginning with their match against Sri Lanka.