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As part of the World Test Championship, South Africa are down in seventh having played just four matches so far in this cycle which runs from 2023 to 2025.
Former Proteas coach Russell Domingo, who spent six years with the side until 2017, believes a World Cup victory could be ‘massive’ for Cricket South Africa.
Afghanistan beat Papa New Guinea to advance to the T20 World Cup Super Eight phase, while the result ensured New Zealand could not advance from the group stage.
Sherfane Rutherford's unbeaten 68 off 39 balls (two fours, six sixes) lifted the West Indies from the depths of 30/5 in the seventh over to a competitive 149/9 after they were put in.
Set a challenging 160 for victory, the Black Caps crashed to 75 all out off 15. 2 overs to suffer their first defeat ever to Afghanistan in T20 International cricket.
World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten will take over the white-ball teams while Jason Gillespie will look after the Test side on a two-year contract -- as Pakistan has employed separate coaches for different formats.
AFP Sport highlights six players, including SA’s Gerald Coetzee, who went for eye-watering sums at the player auction for the 17th edition of the richest Twenty20 league in the world.
The DJ had fans divided after his comments about his previous relationship in his interview on Kaya FM.
Herschelle Gibbs turned 50-years-old last week, and we at Independent Media have done our best to salute one of the great characters of South African sport.
Devon Conway will miss Thursday's opener in Wellington after hurting his left thumb in a Twenty20 defeat to Australia on Friday in Auckland.
The 56-year-old Shukri Conrad has now been at the helm for a year and during which time South Africa have won one series (versus West Indies), drawn one (v India) and lost one (v New Zealand).
How will Shukri Conrad then put his Proteas side together for the two-Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean?
Kane Williamson's unbeaten 133 was at the heart of their 269-3 in the fourth innings of a tight Test in Hamilton to complete a 2-0 series win over the understrength touring South Africa.
David Bedingham's career-high 110 was comfortably the standout knock in the Proteas’ second innings against New Zealand.
New Zealand, inspired by debut seamer Will O'Rourke's five-wicket haul, were 40-1 in their second innings at stumps on day three, still 227 short of their target.
Off-spinner Dane Piedt took career-best figures of 5/89 for the Proteas as they fought back on day two of the second Test against New Zealand.
The Proteas won the toss but were 64-3 at lunch and 150-6 early in the final session when key batsman David Bedingham was dismissed in freakish fashion.
The conditions in Hamilton promise to offer the quicks a lot more than what the wicket at the Mount Maunganui did in the first Test, as the inexperienced Proteas take on New Zealand again.
Dogged resistance from the tourists ended with their dismissal for 247 at Mount Maunganui as the Black Caps notched their second-biggest Test victory by runs.
Kane Williamson scored a rapid 109 as the home side reached 179/4 in their second innings at Mount Maunganui, extending their overall lead to 528 runs.
A Proteas team featuring six players new to international cricket will resume on Tuesday facing a deficit of 431 runs, after four wickets tumbled in the space of 14 overs late at Bay Oval.
Proteas bowler Tshepho Moreki is satisfied with his team’s position after day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
A Proteas side featuring six debutants paid heavily for deciding to bowl and spilling chances as the home side reached 258-2 at stumps.
Nearly all of the Proteas' first-choice players weren't selected because of their contractual obligation to play in the country's domestic Twenty20 league, a cash cow for Cricket South Africa.
Shukri Conrad’s Proteas selection dilemma relates more to the composition of the bowling line-up, particularly whether to choose a frontline spinner.