Tahir claims No 1 ODI spot
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)

Tahir claims No 1 ODI spot

Imran Tahir has become the No 1 ODI bowler in the world.  The leg-spinner replaced New Zealand speedster Trent Boult and West Indies spinner Sunil Narine to attain the summit…

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Supersport Park: What the ODI stats reveal
CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 12: branding during the Ram Slam T20 Challenge Final match between The Unlimited Titans and Sunfoil Dolphins at SuperSport Park on December 12, 2015 in Centurion, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images)

Supersport Park: What the ODI stats reveal

We crunch the numbers ahead of the fifth and final ODI between the Proteas and Sri Lanka at Supersport Park, Centurion. The Proteas have played 35 ODIs at Supersport Park…

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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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AB’s 50th fifty

Relive AB de Villiers’ 50th ODI fifty which helped SA set an unbeaten 368-run target against Sri Lanka at Newlands on Tuesday.   https://youtu.be/Byh9q7otIhw

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Faf’s heroics guide Proteas to 40-run victory
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 07: Faf du Plessis of the Proteas during the 4th ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka at PPC Newlands on February 07, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images)

Faf’s heroics guide Proteas to 40-run victory

Faf du Plessis’ record-breaking 185 set up a 40-run victory for the Proteas to go one step closer to a series whitewash against Sri Lanka, writes TOM SIZELAND. (more…)

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Abbott nearly called it quits in 2015 already
Dale Steyn (l) and Kyle Abbott of South Africa during South Africa morning training session ahead of the 2016 T20 International cricket match against Australia at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town on 8 March 2016 ©Chris Ricco/BackpagePix

Abbott nearly called it quits in 2015 already

Kyle Abbott has revealed that he considered turning his back on SA after he was left out of the 2015 World Cup semi-final. Abbott decided to call it quits for…

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Proteas’ bowling masterclass

Watch the Proteas skittle Sri Lanka in a dominating bowling display bundling them out for 163 on Saturday at the Wanderers.   https://youtu.be/ZPedjyjF5eA

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Proteas pound Sri Lanka to clinch series

The Proteas beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 victory against Sri Lanka in the pink day ODI at the Wanderers. TOM SIZELAND reports. (more…)

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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 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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