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Sune Luus attributes her spin bowling inspiration to former Proteas batsman Jacques Rudolph, highlighting her journey in cricket and the challenges faced by women in playing more Test cricket.
The life of a sports journalist is something one can take for granted after 15 years in the job, but this week during an SA20 match at SuperSport Park, IOL Sport's Michael Sherman was reminded what a privilege watching cricket for a living is.
Attending the match as a spectator, I watched in astonishment as the players were escorted off the field by the umpires in the first over of South Africa’s chase.
Former Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs said ahead of the start of the T20 International series last week against India, that he expected the South Africa to win it 3-1.
India will take on hosts South Africa in a four-match T20 International series in November, it was confirmed on Friday.
All-rounder Dayyaan Galiem spoke to IOL Sport about how he intends to use the experience gained in the SA20 in the CSA T20 Challenge.
MI Cape Town coach Robin Peterson is confident they can make full use of their last two round robin SA 20 fixtures, starting with their clash against the Pretoria Capitals on Thursday.
The second Highveld Derby of Betway SA20 Season 2 between Pretoria Capitals and Joburg Super Kings has been abandoned after only 4. 4 overs of play were possible at Centurion.
Will Jacks produced a superb all-round performance in the Pretoria Capitals’ win over the Durban Super Giants.
Pretoria Capitals have had a tough start to the SA20, but coach Graham Ford believes his charges are still playing good cricket ahead of their clash with the Durban Super Giants in Centurion on Thursday.
Test coach Shukri Conrad showered the Dean Elgar with praise for his efforts in South Africa’s three-day assassination of India at SuperSport Park.
Dean Elgar and Marco Jansen shared a century partnership and took the Proteas from a narrow 11-run lead at the start to a position of strength.
Dean Elgar did not only show his gutsy personality, but also took the fight to the Indian bowlers with 23 boundaries for his unbeaten 140 off 211 balls.
IOL Sport’s Zaahier Adams looks at the standout moments from the second day’s play of the first Test between the Proteas and India.
While Dean Elgar played to his gritty traditional strengths, there were also delightful square drives that brought up his 14th Test century for the Proteas.
Dean Elgar had to survive a challenging start against Indian new ball bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj before scoring a fluent century.
South Africa were 49/1 at lunch in reply to India's first innings total of 245. Rahul made 101– his second in successive matches in Centurion.
It was Kagiso Rabada's 14th five-wicket haul in his 61st Test for the Proteas and his fourth in eight Tests at Centurion, but his first against India.
Kagiso Rabada was outstanding for the Proteas after they sent India in to bat on a pitch which had been under cover for 40 hours because of rain.
Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as India struggled on the first day of the first Test against the Proteas at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer put on an unbeaten 67 for the fourth wicket after the tourists had been left reeling at 24/3.
The Proteas opted for an all-seam attack and included two debutants in batsman David Bedingham and fast bowler Nandre Burger.
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma said he hopes his charges will give the veteran Dean Elgar a fitting send-off in the India Test series, starting at SuperSport Park on Tuesday.
Dean Elgar will fittingly end his international career with the two Test matches against India - the first at SuperSport Park and the second at the venue where he scored his first Test runs, Newlands Cricket Ground.
Proteas starlet Dewald Brevis may have given up on a rugby career because ‘he never wanted to get injured’, but the 20-year-old possesses all those famed Affies characteristics.