Sharmin Akhter and captain Nigar Sultana shared a 104-run, second-wicket stand, leading the Bangladesh Emerging women to a nine-wicket win over South Africa in the series decider at Groenkloof Oval in Pretoria on Sunday. The visitors take the three-match series 2-1.
Unless an outrageously obvious candidate emerges, Malibongwe Maketa must succeed Ottis Gibson.
Former South Africa U19 and Cape Cobras fast bowler Michael Cohen has rejected a contract offer from the Western Province Cricket Association.
Half-centuries by Janneman Malan and Jason Smith ensured there were no final day jitters as the South Africa Emerging team secured a comfortable draw – and with it a 1-0 series win – against their Sri Lanka counterparts in Pretoria on Sunday.
Director of Cricket Ashley Giles is confident all-rounder Ben Stokes’ reinstatement as England vice-captain will inspire star performances during the Ashes series.
Former Proteas cricketer Charl Langeveldt has been appointed fast bowling coach of Bangladesh.
Marco Jansen and Thando Ntini shared nine wickets as South Africa Emerging held the advantage after the penultimate day of their final four-day encounter against Sri Lanka Emerging in Pretoria on Saturday.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been named in England’s squad for the first Ashes Test, which will start at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday.
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga’s ODI career ended this week, with 15 years in the intermediate format of the international game and 338 wickets in 226 matches.
Former Australia batsman and national selector Mark Waugh has questioned Australia’s decision to omit wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey from the squad for the Ashes series.
Former Proteas all-rounder Wayne Parnell batted and bowled bravely, but failed to stop Lancashire from collecting victory over Worcestershire in Thursday’s T20 Blast match at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Former Proteas batsman JP Duminy’s quick-fire cameo was not enough to prevent the Winnipeg Hawks from slipping to a 24-run defeat by the Montreal Tigers in Thursday’s Global T20 Canada fixture at the CAA Centre in Brampton.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis has joined the Belfast Titans as a supplementary player for the inaugural Euro T20 Slam.
Thando Ntini’s triple strike put South Africa Emerging on top before their Sri Lanka counterparts hit back to reach the halfway mark of their decisive four-day clash in a fighting position in Pretoria on Friday.
Ireland crashed to the seventh lowest total in the history of Test cricket – and a heavy 143-run defeat – against England at Lord’s on Friday.
