Van der Dussen, Nortje power South Africa to 1-0 ODI series lead

South Africa produced a sensational comeback with the ball to beat England by 27 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series in Bloemfontein on Friday. After Rassie van der Dussen’s sublime century powered South Africa to 298 in the first innings, the Proteas were under the pump in the run chase […]

IPL Mega Auction 2022 – Top 5 Bargain Buys

Plenty of the biggest Indian and overseas stars went under the hammer at the 2022 IPL auction, with over INR 550 crores spent on 204 players across the two days in Bangalore. While there were plenty of cricketers who the franchisees broke the bank for at the auction, the ten IPL teams also pulled off some […]

South Africa vs India – ODI Series Report Card

After suffering a narrow defeat in the Test matches, Team India were completely outplayed by South Africa in the ODI’s, with the hosts completing a 3-0 clean sweep over KL Rahul’s men thanks to some stunning performances from the likes of Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen.  Here is our report card for […]

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 […]

South Africa chase down 212 to seal stunning series victory over India

History repeated itself at Cape Town as South Africa produced another stunning fourth-innings run chase of over 200 against India to win the third Test by seven wickets, completing an extraordinary comeback to seal a 2-1 series victory. The Proteas’ middle-order once again made the telling contribution in the decider, with Keegan Petersen scoring 82 […]

India take 70-run lead after Jasprit Bumrah five-for

It was another topsy-turvy day of Test match cricket in the third Test at Cape Town, with both sides trading blows to set up a potential grandstand finish in the series decider. Four years on from his debut in Newlands, Jasprit Bumrah returned to pick up his seventh five-wicket haul in Tests as India bundled […]

Elgar leads from the front as South Africa level the series

Dean Elgar composed a captain’s knock of 96 not out to lead South Africa to a famous 7-wicket win over India in the second Test in Johannesburg. Batting alongside Rassie van der Dussen and Temba Bavuma on a rain-hit day four, Elgar helped South Africa chase down 240 in the fourth innings, handing India their […]

Bumrah’s late blows give India the advantage on Day 4

India edged closer to victory on day four of the first Test at Centurion after Jasprit Bumrah picked up two crucial wickets in the final hour of play to derail South Africa’s run-chase. Needing 305 to win, the tourists restricted the Proteas to 94 for four at stumps and are now only six scalps away […]

South Africa bow out from World Cup despite England victory

Another World Cup campaign ends in heartbreak for South Africa as the Proteas are knocked out at the Super 12 stage on net run rate despite beating England by 10 runs in Sharjah. Temba Bavuma’s side has overcome plenty of adversity to win four of their five games in the tournament, but South Africa were […]

Seamers gift South Africa clinical victory against Bangladesh

The South African seamers ran riot on a green top in Abu Dhabi with Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje each registering their career-best figures to skittle Bangladesh for 84 all-out. The duo unsettled the Bangladeshi batters with their pace and bounce, picking up three wickets apiece before the Proteas comfortably chased down the target with […]