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South African veteran Faf du Plessis powered Delhi Capitals to their second consecutive IPL victory with a blistering 50 off just 27 balls, while Australia's Mitchell Starc claimed a career-first T20 five-wicket haul (5-35) to dismantle Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Tristan Stubbs and Faf du Plessis led the Delhi Capitals to a thrilling one-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants, overshadowing notable performances by Aiden Markram and David Miller in a high-scoring IPL showdown.
The most shocking aspect of the loss is that’s exactly what happened to South Africa on several occasions before in ICC matches, even sometimes when rain was incorrectly blamed for the Proteas’ exit.
The rivalry between the Springboks and the All Blacks may be one of the most highly-anticipated clashes in all of sport, but the battle between the Proteas and the Black Caps may just be as closely contested.
Tonight, SuperSport Park hosts the SA20 Eliminator between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Joburg Super Kings, with both teams facing high stakes and injury challenges.
The key to the Joburg Super Kings’ successful run-chase was wickets in hand as they went through the first Powerplay unscathed in beating Paarl Royals on Thursday night.
While Joburg Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis is still ‘extremely hungry’ to continue on the T20 circuit, keeping body and mind in good shape is crucial for his longevity.
IOL Sport looks at five South African who could start a bidding war during the Indian Premier League’s mega auction.
Whether they win or lose against India in the final in Bridgetown on Saturday, it will not change the fact that the Proteas have already taken those nasty labels and kicked them to the curb.
Former Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis and his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) came to the end of their phenomenal run in this year’s Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Rajat Patidar's attacking fifty and inspired bowling set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru's fifth straight win to improve their IPL playoff hopes.
Skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru hammer Gujarat Titans by four wickets for their third successive IPL win on Saturday.
As more Indian Premier League batting records were broken in Bengaluru on Monday, South Africans Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram and Faf du Plessis all provided starring roles.
Rabada, the leader of the Proteas bowling attack, at first change was tasked with stopping Royal Challenger Bangalore’s Kohli who had already got stuck into the opening pair of Punjab Kings.
Heinrich Klaasen’s knock featured eight sixes and incredibly not a single four. He kept Sunrisers Hyderabad in the hunt in their search of 209 for victory in their IPL clash, as they full just short.
Heinrich Klaasen smashed 74 off just 30 balls to power DSG to 211/6. The Proteas superstar was well supported by Wiaan Mulder, who struck an equally rapid unbeaten 50 off just 23 balls.
Joburg Super Kings made the most of their rain-affected, shortened SA20 clash and sealed a convincing win over MI Cape Town at Newlands on Monday.
Joburg Super Kings skipper Faf du Plessis still appreciates his time spent with Chennai Super Kings icon MS Dhoni.
In relation to South Africa’s 2019 Cricket World Cup campaign, Temba Bavuma’s team were far more successful than what was considered the best Proteas World Cup team – the 2015 World Cup squad.
Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith has backed the current side to beat Australia in their Cricket World Cup semi-final in Kolkata on Thursday.
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander stated that while World Rugby does not provide cash prizes for tournament victories, players would get win bonuses.
Proteas’ Aiden Markram feels the way batter are playing now, his scoring record could be broken at the Cricket World Cup.
It’s Miller time. Proteas star left-handed batsman David Miller will be aiming for nothing less than Cricket World Cup glory with the tournament starting next month in India.
The rugby world is licking its lips in anticipation of tonight’s mouth-watering World Cup clash between the Springboks and Ireland, the two best teams on Earth, according to the World Rugby rankings.
The 33-year-old Elton Jantjies is an experienced campaigner with 46 Test caps to his name, has recently played in France and knows the Springboks’ systems inside-out.