Qaasim Adams scored an excellent 50 to help Northerns become the inaugural champions of the Africa T20 series, beating KwaZulu-Natal Inland by seven wickets at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday morning.
KZN Inland proved their pedigree once again in limited overs pressure matches when they beat hosts, Free State, by four runs in the second semi-final of the Africa T20 Cup at the Mangaung Oval on Saturday.
JP Duminy says it was important for him to start the Indian tour off with a bang after a two-month break from the game during which time he became a father for the first time.
Henry Davids proved to be a more than adequate replacement for Indian-bound Albie Morkel as Northerns cruised to a 35-run victory over KZN in the first semi-final of the Africa T20 Cup competition at the Mangaung Oval on Saturday.
A match-winning unbeaten partnership of 105 runs between JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien gave South Africa a seven-wicket win in the first T20I against India in Dharmasala on Friday.
As South Africa kick off their tour of India and build towards the T20 World Cup next year, SACricketmag.com looks at five talking points in the three-match series.
Aiden Markram has a history of putting in the big performances when the pressure is at its most intense, but the Northerns opener believes any one of his teammates has the ‘X-factor’ to influence the playoff stages of this weekend’s Africa T20 Cup.
The Proteas will be out to start their tour of India on a positive note in the opening T20 International against India in Dharamsala on Friday evening.
South Africa’s poor execution with the ball was shown up in their eight-wicket defeat to India A on Tuesday, but JP Duminy believes it’s nothing to worry about.
Cape Cobras coach Paul Adams is hopeful he can help struggling all-rounder Wayne Parnell get back to his best when the new season starts on 10 October.
South Africa lost their opening tour match against India A by eight wickets on a batting paradise in Delhi on Tuesday.
While a lot of the attention will be focused on South Africa’s spinners on the Indian tour, coach Russell Domingo still expects his seamers to play a big role in the team’s success.
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar thinks South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir will be one of the bowlers to keep an eye on during the upcoming tour between the two sides.
As the English County Championship closes down for the year, SACricketmag.com looks at how the Saffa-connection fared in the averages
Free State’s eight-run win over Gauteng confirmed their position in the semi-finals of the Africa T20 Cup next Saturday, and gave them home-ground advantage.
