Cricket news round-up – February 19: Temba Bavuma ruled out of first Australia T20I

No Bavuma for first T20I, New Zealand call up cover for Wagner, and Thomas in a car crash

Bavuma, Van Der Dussen centuries set up convincing victory for South Africa

Twin tons from Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen gave South Africa a comfortable 31-run win over India in the first ODI in Paarl on Wednesday. The two middle-order batters put on a brilliant 204-run partnership, rescuing the hosts from 68 for three and taking them to a formidable total of 296 on a […]

Cricket news round-up – 30 June: Pakistan inch past Afghanistan; Australia beat New Zealand

Pakistan beat Afghanistan three wickets at Headingley; Australia continued their winning run by beating New Zealand; Nuwaan Pradeep is ruled out of Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad; and Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa ‘A’ teams on their tour of India.

All-round Jansen shines as South Africa complete series victory

South Africa completed their comeback in the fifth and final ODI against Australia in Johannesburg, overturning a 2-0 deficit to win the series with a thumping 122-run victory on Sunday. Marco Jansen starred with both bat and ball for the Proteas in the decider, scoring a 23-ball 47 to back up half-centuries from Markram and […]

Warner, Labuschagne centuries give Australia 2-0 lead

Australia registered their fifth win in five games on their white-ball tour of South Africa, completing an emphatic 123-run victory over the Proteas in the second ODI in Bloemfontein. Centuries from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne powered Australia to their third-highest ODI total in history before four wickets from Adam Zampa buried the hosts in […]

Head 91 powers Australia to 3-0 clean sweep over South Africa

Australia completed a 3-0 series clean sweep with another thumping victory over South Africa in the third T20I at Kingsmead. The Proteas produced their best batting effort of the series to post 190 in their innings, but Travis Head’s sublime 48-ball 91 rounded out Australia’s dominance in Durban, taking the visitors home with five wickets […]

Marsh, Abbott star as Australia flatten South Africa to seal series win

Australia clinched the series victory with another emphatic win over South Africa in Durban, beating the Proteas by eight wickets following another thumping display with the bat. After Nathan Ellis and Sean Abbott combined to take six wickets to restrict South Africa to a below-par score of 164/8, Australia mowed down the target in style, […]

Marsh, David power Australia to thumping victory

Australia registered a resounding victory in the first T20I against South Africa in Kingsmead, smashing the Proteas by 111 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Mitchell Marsh led from the front for the visitors on his T20I captaincy debut, smashing an unbeaten 92 and putting on a 97-run stand with Tim […]

Van der Merwe, Rossington guide Sunrisers Eastern Cape to SA20 title

The Sunrisers Eastern Cape were crowned the champions of the inaugural edition of SA20 as Aiden Markram’s side beat the Pretoria Capitals in Sunday’s final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Roelof van der Merwe’s dazzling 4 for 31 restricted the Capitals to 135 in the first innings before Adam Rossington’s blazing 57 off 35 balls […]

Majestic Markram powers Sunrisers into SA20 Final

Aiden Markram lifted the Sunrisers Eastern Cape into the main event of SA20 with a victory over Faf du Plessis and the Joburg Super Kings in the second semi-final in Centurion on Thursday. The SEC skipper slammed a magnificent century to power his side to a mammoth total of 213 for 5. Reeza Hendricks’ eye-catching […]