A series of whacks and punches leaves us searching for answers to woes on the pitch
Raisibe Ntozakhe lost her World Cup spot due to illegal bowling and has been forced to reinvent her technique
Cricket, wittingly or unwittingly, is host to an alternate society of parasitic fixers, gangsters and business people who trade in extortion
The womens’ team’s performance will decide
whether they enter the upper echelon of cricket
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is a talented cricketer, but his sledging needs work — and words in the right language
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From the stands: Centurion and Wanderers
The Proteas defeated Pakistan by 107 runs in the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday to wrap up a 3-0 series sweep
​Quinton de Kock’s century put the Proteas in a powerful position on the third day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Sunday
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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If our national teams are adverts of who we are then it’s little wonder we are so quick to hold them to account. So let’s do just that
The Proteas only have the prestige of their status as a cricketing nation to parley with — but even that appears inadequately leveraged
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has become the number-one bowler
The scandal, which rocked the sport, had far-reaching consequences in Australia
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
We’re familiar with the gender pay gap but there’s an information gap on the internet too
The Proteas have not been whitewashed anywhere in the world since 2006
Sri Lanka tightened the noose on South Africa on the third morning of the second Test
Dogged by scandal and missing stars who have retired, Sri Lanka may struggle at home against the Proteas
He is all passion and there’s no holding back when presented with a good wicket or a big player
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
Rugby, hockey and tennis were among the codes which received poor ratings, while there were signs of improvements for cricket.
Vernon Philander was unstoppable helping the Proteas thrash Australia in the fourth and final Test at Wanderers
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It was the Proteas’s day from the time Temba Bavuma and De Kock weathered a tricky period against a ball that was almost new
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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Judging by two days of Australian headlines, this is a country consumed by humiliation and mangled by the inability to point the finger at anyone else
The Australia skipper finds it strange that he was not called to testify in the appeal process.
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​The Proteas beat Australia by 6 wickets in Port Elizabeth in what was the spiciest of Test matches.
​A refreshed Australia captain Steve Smith is looking forward to the challenge of taking on South Africa’s fast bowlers in a four-Test series
In order to keep star players fresh for a four day test against Australia in March, the squad will cap several of its new and younger players.