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In the News Today: Seamer Alex Draai and all-rounder Jonathan Draai have joined Cape Town Cricket Club ahead of the 2024-2025 Western Province Cricket Association premier league. The Draai brothers previously played at Western Province Cricket Club. Jonathan Draai was capped at first-class and List A level by Free State from 2016 to 2019. All-rounder Lukanyo …
In the News Today: The SA20 2025 auction was held in Cape Town on Tuesday as the six franchises finalised their squads ahead of the third season, which begins on January 9 next year. All the six franchises – barring Joburg Super Kings – completed the requirement of having 19 players in their squad after the …
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board can confirm the two-match series scheduled to start on October...
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is excited to announce that ARY Digital Network has been awarded the exclusive broadcasting rights for all...
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) is thrilled to unveil the squads for the 2024/25 Division 1 T20 Challenge, inviting fans across...
DUBAI: The Proteas Women, currently in Dubai preparing for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, were treated to two unforgettable...
JOHANNESBURG: A bigger and better Division 1 CSA T20 Challenge gets underway on Friday, 27 September with tons in store...
The time for talking is nearly over and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is almost upon us. 150 of the globe’s most exciting players have gathered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the ninth edition of a tournament that continues to grow in reach and impact. The ten teams will play 23 …
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka concluded their preparations for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with victories over Pakistan and Scotland respectively. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 23 runs as their total of 140 for seven proved enough, Shorna Akter top scoring with an unbeaten 28 before taking two wickets in the reply. Sri Lanka’s bowlers …
In the News Today: The third SA20 player auction will take centre stage in Cape Town on Tuesday, as the six franchises finalise their squads ahead of the 2025 season. With only 13 picks available, plus the six rookie draft picks, there is expected to be fierce competition to close out some of the quality …
Group B kicks off the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 as Scotland become the 12th team to play in the tournament. They face a burgeoning Bangladesh on 3 October before stern tests come against the only two teams other than Australia to have lifted the trophy in this format. England won the first edition …
Australia warmed up for the defence of their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup crown with a 33-run victory over England. Beth Mooney grabbed a half-century as Australia came out on top in Dubai, a good sign as they look to make it four consecutive titles in this tournament. Elsewhere, New Zealand laid down a marker …
Springboks cruise to victory
The Springboks brought joy to the nation after beating Argentina 48-7 and winning the Castle Lager Rugby Championship for the first time in five years.
The world cup winning side beat the Pumas at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga on Saturday evening.
The match saw the Boks lead 27-7 at half time.
“The win was never in doubt after the Springboks – celebrating a new Test record for Eben Etzebeth (128 caps) – had a sublime start that had the sold-out crowd of 43 578 in raptures and hardly gave them time to either sit down or catch a breath in a spellbinding first 15 minutes,” said the SA Rugby in match report.
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie described Etzebeth as a warrior.
“On behalf of South Africa, I would like to acknowledge a warrior of SA, a man that donned the green and gold shirt 128 times doing duty for his country. You have done so much for us and the sport of rugby. You are truly a role model with the most magnificent teammates and coaches,” the Minister said in a post on X.
The Springboks scored a total seven tries in their victory on Saturday.
“A crowd of 43 578 celebrated as the Springboks scored seven tries to claim the southern hemisphere crown for the first time since 2019 – scoring more tries in a match in the competition since scoring nine in beating the same opponents at the FNB Stadium 73-13 in 2013,” said SA Rugby.
Proteas
Meanwhile, the Proteas Men are set to face Ireland in their T20i clash today.
“The Proteas are ready to bring the heat in the final T20i against Ireland! With the series on the line, they're focused on sealing the deal,” Cricket South Africa said in a post on X ahead of Sunday’s match. The match will get underway at 5:30 pm.
Cricket SA called on the nation to “get behind the Proteas as they aim to dominate and finish strong.” -SAnews.gov.za
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“It’s an honour to lead the England team into another World Cup,” says Heather Clare Knight (OBE) – England Cricket Captain. World Cups are always special events to be involved in as a player and create lasting memories. There’s nothing that quite compares to having all the best teams in the world competing to win …
Group A encapsulates exactly why the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be the most competitive edition of the tournament ever staged. With the ten teams evenly split into two groups, a fiercely competitive Group A contains five of the top eight teams in the Women’s T20I Team Rankings. Here is a breakdown of …
Scotland prepared for their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with an assured warm-up win over Pakistan. Captain Kathryn Bryce took three wickets to set her side a chase of 135 and sister Sarah top-scored with 58 not out to secure the eight-wicket win. In the day’s other game, Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh comfortably …
The 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup win gets brought up in the group from time to time, mainly because it feels like it was so long ago. The older players often talk about the emotions surrounding that victory—not just what it meant for us but also for the younger girls watching as they were …
In the News Today: In a fresh development, former South Africa fast bowler, Allan Donald, has been appointed as the bowling coach of Durban’s Super Giants for the forthcoming season of the SA20 2025. Notably, the league is slated to commence on January 9, 2025. The first two editions of the tournament had the current …
A stress fracture is a bowler’s worst nightmare and Freya Kemp has had two of them before the age of 19. The England all-rounder will make her major event debut at this month’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup but only after two years of hard graft to come back from serious injury. “It’s a huge …
Fatima Sana, Pakistan Captain says that they are aiming to bring a different and more fearless approach to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup this year. In the past, we’ve often struggled in the powerplay, with early wickets falling, middle-order collapses, and a slow pace of runs leading to low totals. We’ve also found it …
Women’s cricket has enjoyed substantial growth in the last 15 years and it is no coincidence that this rise has come alongside the emergence of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. While Australia may currently be the women’s game’s pre-eminent force, there is a feeling of the sport becoming more open, with nations outside of …
Alyssa Healy, Australia Captain says that the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is a huge opportunity for our group to go and compete against the best in the world. T20 World Cups are really hard to win – it’s the best against the best and whoever can be most consistent or win those little …
India players Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Ravichandran Ashwin have all prospered in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after compiling centuries in the first match of their ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh played in Chennai. Pant has re-entered the rankings in sixth position after scores of 39 and 109, Gill has moved …
Harmanpreet Kaur says that one of her teams expectations is to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024; “It is something we as a team have been striving for, for a while, and lifting the trophy will remain our goal.” There is no shortage of ambition and drive in this team, and we will …