Smith, Green help Aussies crush Windies
Captain Steve Smith and Cameron Green eased Australia to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies with a dominant 149-run stand in the first ODI in Melbourne on Friday.
Captain Steve Smith and Cameron Green eased Australia to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies with a dominant 149-run stand in the first ODI in Melbourne on Friday.
With Durban’s Super Giants having already secured their place in the first playoff qualifier, one spot remains for either the Paarl Royals or Sunrisers Eastern Cape to claim.
Kyle Verreynne’s 116* wasn’t enough to prevent the Pretoria Capitals from falling to a 34-run defeat to MI Cape Town in Centurion on Thursday.
Spinner Shoaib Bashir will make his Test debut for England in the second match against India, after an injury to Jack Leach.
With only one SA20 playoff spot remaining, the permutations for the Pretoria Capitals and MI Cape Town have become clearer.
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape claimed a comprehensive nine-wicket bonus-point victory over the Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers on Wednesday.
Kwena Maphaka claimed his second five-wicket haul of the U19 World Cup to help South Africa make a storming start to the Super Six stage.
Ben Stokes’ England could go with an all-spin bowling attack against an inexperienced India batting lineup when the second Test begins in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
Faf du Plessis’ Joburg Super Kings can give them SA20 playoff hopes a big boost with a win against Aiden Markram’s Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Wanderers on Wednesday.
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The Proteas’ warm-up match against a New Zealand XI in Lincoln ended in a draw on Wednesday.
Durban’s Super Giants booked their place in the first qualifier playoff at Newlands on 6 February after extending their winning streak in their final home match of the season on Tuesday.
Beth Mooney guided Australia to a five-wicket, series-clinching triumph over the Proteas in the third women’s T20I in Hobart on Tuesday.
The Pretoria Capitals will be looking to keep their SA20 playoff hopes alive when they take on Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead on Tuesday.
The Proteas have made the most of their three-day warm-up match against a New Zealand XI in Lincoln.