South Africa has been here before — high on a group-stage win, only to stumble when the lights get brighte
In the high-octane world of T20 cricket, Rabada seems to be a man running at full tilt on a treadmill, putting in the effort and hitting the lengths, yet remaining in the same place
Marco Jansen’s deceptive slower ball and Aiden Markram’s unbeaten 86 power South Africa to a commanding T20 World Cup win over New Zealand.
South Africa’s victory over Afghanistan felt less like a sporting triumph and more like an exorcism
On Wednesday, the Proteas face an Afghanistan side that were semi-finalists two years ago and are desperate for blood after a loss to New Zealand
As the Proteas touched down in India on Monday afternoon, the heavy, humid air of the subcontinent served as an immediate sensory departure from the highveld summer they left behind. But for captain Aiden Markram, the physical journey is secondary to the psychological one. As South Africa embarks on what the squad has officially termed […]
Matthew Breetzke’s record-breaking ODI debut series, including a historic 150, has established him as a player to watch
Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje maintained the relentless pressure with two wickets apiece at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad
The ninth edition of the tournament has everything spectators could wish for
In an interview with Drew Forrest, the Test opener insists our first-class game cannot be fixed using another, entirely different, format
The game in the country is beginning to resemble the one we know and love less and less
Three fine cricketers have retired early and unhappily, but it’s not all doom and gloom
KG is literally taking wickets at a rate never seen before — a scalp every five-and-a-half overs
There was much to report on this year with multiple World Cups taking place across several sporting codes
There is a need to balance transformation, local franchise cricket and experience
Despite semi-final disappointment, the future of South African cricket has hope once more
South African cricket has given us a glimmer of hope … but history tells us how that story ends
South Africa’s cricket team does not raise national morale like the Boks do.
South Africa has until 13 October to fully comply with the code
The Proteas are in the T20 World Cup with a fighting chance but all is not well in game
The current heatwave in the UK is making it impossible to play or watch the game
A team of late developers, without superstars, has departed for England to write the next chapter in their remarkable journey
What the former has which the latter conspicuously lacks is a behind-the-scenes ‘enforcer’ to establish a bold new ethos
Even before the demise of this format of the game was predicted, the women’s team had little opportunity to experience and enjoy it
In the first of a two-part series about the journey to become a member of the women’s senior national cricket team, the various challenges of development at school level are explored
The country’s cricketing overlords have seemingly become acquainted with every legal firm in Johannesburg
Both face challenges but the ostensible similarity is superficial
A scintillating World Cup so far counts for nothing as South Africa’s women’s cricket enters sudden death
The World Cup in New Zealand has proven an exciting, high-quality tournament. But, it’s still 50-over cricket
South Africa are close to finding the sweet spot between competitiveness and enjoyment
South Africa sailed past past the Bangladeshis in their opener but somehow failed to convince in doing so
No cricketer before or since has had such wide-ranging demand of the dramatics, of the emotional and existential possibilities of making people sweat.