Bavuma, Phehlukwayo notable SA20 auction snubs: 'It's brutal out there'
One of the surprise snubs from Monday's SA20 auction belonged to Proteas T20 captain Temba Bavuma.
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SA20 Players Auction: IPL Owners Loosen Purse Strings As Young Tristan Stubbs Gets 9.2 Million Rand From Sunrisers Eastern Cape
South African batting sensation Tristan Stubbs triggered a bidding frenzy with Sunrisers Eastern Cape getting his services for a staggering 9.2 million rand (USD 500,000 plus) at the inaugural auction of the SA T20 league in Cape Town on Monday. The six teams in the league are owned by IPL franchises -- MI Cape Town (Reliance), Pretoria Capitals (JSW), Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group), Durban Super Giants (RPG-Sanjiv Goenka), Johannesburg Super Kings (India Cements), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kaviya Maran).
SA T20 Auctions: IPL owners loosen purse strings as young Tristan Stubbs gets 9 million rand from Sunrisers EC
The six teams in the league are owned by IPL franchises -- MI Cape Town (Reliance), Pretoria Capitals (JSW), Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group), Durban Super Giants (RPG-Sanjiv Goenka), Johannesburg Super Kings (India Cements), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kaviya Maran). With a salary cap of R 34 million (USD 1.9 million approx, INR 15 crore) per team, robust bidding was witnessed with Stubbs, who plays for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, being the most sought-after.
SA20 Players Auction Live Updates: Full List Of Players Sold And Unsold So Far
SA20, the brand new franchise T20 league in South Africa is conducting its players' auction today and there are some big names in the fray. Apart from the big name South African players there are many top international stars who are going under the hammer like.
On this day in 2007, Yuvraj Singh became first T20I player to smash six sixes in one over
Yuvraj Singh became the first-ever T20I batter and second batter in international cricket after South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs (ODI) to smash six sixes in an over, against England at Durban during the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. It was the Super Eight phase of the World Cup. After losing their first matches, both India and England desperately needed a win to boost their chances in semis. India were dominating their second Super Eight match against England, at 171/3 in 18 overs after choosing to bat first. After exchanging a few heated words with all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, Yuvraj was all fired up, all set to unleash his hard-hitting game against England.
Flyhalf shedding? Bok pivot situation could resemble power cuts if Willemse is ruled out
The Springboks' stocks at flyhalf could resemble stage 6 load-shedding by the time they touch down in Durban on Monday morning.
Cheika bemoans poor first half in Bok loss
BUENOS AIRES : Argentina coach Michael Cheika says the first half of their 36-20 loss to South Africa in the Rugby Championship was “one of the worst I remember” but vowed to keep faith with the players for their final fixture against the Springboks in Durban on Saturday.
Bonus-point win keeps Boks in Rugby Championship title hunt
South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx scored a try in the final minute to secure a 36-20 bonus-point victory over Argentina at Estadio Libertadores de America in Buenos Aires and keep the Springboks in the Rugby Championship title hunt.