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Marco Jansen celebrates taking the wicket of Rachin Ravindra during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav-ICC/ICC)

Jansen’s mystery ball and Markram’s mastery silence the Black Caps at T20 World Cup

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.

Proteas bowler Lungi Ngidi celebrates during South Africa’s T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan. (Proteas Men/X)

‘I’ve never been that stressed’: Ngidi and the Proteas survive a double Super Over epic

South Africa’s victory over Afghanistan felt less like a sporting triumph and more like an exorcism

Aiden Markram is one of seven survivors from that 2024 final travelling to India and Sri Lanka this month. (Proteas Men/X)

The World Cup reset: Markram’s Proteas and the ghost of Barbados

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…

South Africa thrash Afghanistan to reach T20 World Cup final

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje maintained the relentless pressure with two wickets apiece at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad

South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp (L) and Chloé Tryon run between the wickets during the warm-up match between England and South Africa at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on March 2, 2022, ahead of the Women’s Cricket World Cup tournament which begins on March 4. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama / AFP) (Photo by SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Cricket World Cup: Do the Proteas tick all the boxes?

South Africa must prove they can hold their nerve when the T20 World Cup kicks off on Friday

(John McCann/M&G)

The 2021 M&G Sport Audit: How our national teams fared this year

Once more we have the opportunity to take our marking pen to their performance

Mark Wood of England appeals successfully for the wicket of Ross Taylor of New Zealand during the Final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between New Zealand and England at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

England, New Zealand eye T20 final spot in shadow of 2019 classic

New Zealand have been the perennial underdogs in top events but a runners-up finish in the ODI World Cup and becoming world Test champions after beating India in the final has…

Worthy cause: The South African side lost the last ODI to England on Sunday, but drew the series and can now look forward to the rest of the year. (Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

Past Proteas run the rule over new-look team

The South African side showed a mixed bag against England in the ODI series, and now have three T20s to build on the positive aspects

Proteas weigh up their options

The South African cricket team must stay in the game at the Twenty20 World Cup, however important the opening power play may be.

Exotic minnows in the T20 mix

Enjoy while you can the intriguing additions to the ICC Cricket T20 World Cup, including Nepal and Hong Kong.

Sri Lanka cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan

Proteas sink Sri Lanka in rain-soaked T20 match

Proteas have beaten Sri Lanka by 32 runs in a rain-shortened World Twenty20 match adding to the teams confidence ahead of the Super Eights.

Ahem … was that a cough?

Ahem … was that a cough?

A "choke" in sport is neither a figment of the imagination nor a term of abuse, but rather a serious injury writes <strong>Neil Manthorp</strong>.

England suffer new low against South Africa

England recorded their lowest total in a T20 international as SA bowled them out for just 111 before easing to a seven-wicket win on Thursday.