Proteas retain T20 and ODI squad for Black Caps
Lungi Ngidi of South Africa during the KFC T20 International Series 2016/17 South Africa Training at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on the 17 January 2017©Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix

Proteas retain T20 and ODI squad for Black Caps

The Proteas have retained their 14-man squad for the T20 and ODI series against New Zealand, as Lungi Ngidi fails to recover from injury in time. Ngidi has failed to…

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Proteas Women closer to booking World Cup slot
KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 13:Chloe Tryon of South Africa during the Womens ODI Series 3rd ODI match between South Africa and New Zealand at the Diamond Oval on October 13, 2016 in Kimberley, South Africa. (Photo by Louis Botha/Gallo Images)

Proteas Women closer to booking World Cup slot

The Proteas Women sealed a clinical 63-run victory in their World Cup Qualifying opener against Pakistan in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Dane van Niekerk’s side are already looking in good…

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De Villiers wants a whitewash… and the ODI No 1 ranking
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 04: Andile Phehlukwayo and AB de Villiers of the Proteas celebrate the wicket of Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka during the 4th One Day International match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on February 04, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

De Villiers wants a whitewash… and the ODI No 1 ranking

AB de Villiers said he wants to seize the opportunity for the Proteas to become the No 1 ODI side in the world with a 5-0 whitewash.

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Injury puts centurion Miller out of ODI series
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 01: David Miller during the 2nd ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on February 01, 2017 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)

Injury puts centurion Miller out of ODI series

Proteas batsman David Miller has been ruled out of the rest of the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to an injury to his finger.

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Proteas lead 2-0 with crushing Durban victory
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 01: David Miller gets his century during the 2nd ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on February 01, 2017 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)

Proteas lead 2-0 with crushing Durban victory

Centuries from Faf du Plessis and David Miller, along with a disciplined bowling display, saw the Proteas ease to a 121-run victory in Durban, writes TOM SIZELAND.

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Proteas back to happy hunting ground at Kingsmead
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 24: Hashim Amla and Kagiso Rabada during the South African national cricket team training session at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on December 24, 2015 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)

Proteas back to happy hunting ground at Kingsmead

The Proteas aim to maintain their winning streak at Kingsmead in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The Proteas have won the last four ODI’s played in Durban,…

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High praise for Tahir from captain De Villiers
PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 28: Imran Tahir of South Africa during the 1st One Day International match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at St Georges Park on January 28, 2017 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo by Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)

High praise for Tahir from captain De Villiers

AB de Villiers believes Imran Tahir is playing the best cricket of his career, as the skipper marked his return with a clinical eight-wicket ODI win against Sri Lanka.

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T20 series: Unpacking the good and the bad
Heino Kuhn of South Africa and Farhaan Behardien Captain of South Africa celebrate after winning the match by 19 runs during the 2017 International T20 Series game between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Super Sport Park, Centurion Pretoria on 20 January 2017 © Christiaan Kotze/BackpagePix

T20 series: Unpacking the good and the bad

TOM SIZELAND discusses Farhaan Behardien’s captaincy and the relevance of T20s in the aftermath of the Proteas’ series defeat to Sri Lanka.

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Ngidi shines on debut as Proteas sink Sri Lanka
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 20: Theunis de Bruyn of South Africa during the 1st KFC T20 International match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park on January 20, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

Ngidi shines on debut as Proteas sink Sri Lanka

Lungi Ngidi bagged 2-12 on debut as the Proteas sealed a 19-run win in their rain-affected clash against Sri Lanka in Centurion on Friday evening writes TOM SIZELAND.

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