South Africa edge Afghanistan in epic double Super Over thriller
South Africa prevailed in a double super over thriller as Afghanistan came up agonisingly short of a famous victory after their T20 World Cup clash ended in a tie on Wednesday.
South Africa prevailed in a double super over thriller as Afghanistan came up agonisingly short of a famous victory after their T20 World Cup clash ended in a tie on Wednesday.
Head coach Shukri Conrad had a clear plan which culminated in South Africa winning last year's World Test Championship final, but he has shaken things up as he plots a first major white-ball trophy at the T20 World Cup.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has described Bangladesh’s exclusion from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as “really, really sad”, urging those in control of the game to resolve issues before politics damages cricket further.
Aiden Markram has been named captain of South Africa for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with the 15-men squad also welcoming back Quinton de Kock, who recently came out of international retirement, and Anrich Nortje, returning after recovering from injury.
South Africa produced a dominant all-round performance to beat India by 51 runs in the second T20I in New Chandigarh on Wednesday, levelling the five-match series 1–1.
|| ICC || A trio of standout performers from South Africa, Bangladesh and Pakistan have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award in November.
India are all in a spin after losing a scarcely believable 20 coin tosses in a row in one-day internationals -- at odds of more than a million-to-one.
Opener Aiden Markram hit a sparkling century to help South Africa chase down 359 for a series-levelling win over India in the second one-day international on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli dispelled any doubts about his enduring quality with the 50-over World Cup on the horizon after a match-winning century for India against South Africa.
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has called for a "post-mortem" into India Test cricket after their aura of home invincibility was blown away by a second series whitewash in 12 months.
Skipper Temba Bavuma said his South Africa team had written their names in history after romping to a 2-0 Test whitewash in India on Wednesday.
Underfire Gautam Gambhir said it was up to the Indian cricket board to decide his fate as coach after overseeing a 2-0 Test series defeat to South Africa on Wednesday.