Linde, Reeza star as MI Cape Town down Paarl Royals in SA20 derby at Newlands
MI Cape Town produced a stellar bowling effort to defeat Paarl Royals by 33 runs in their SA20 Cape derby at Newlands on Monday.
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South Africa Announce Squad For Champions Trophy, Include Veteran Pacers
South Africa on Monday included Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje in the Temba Bavuma-led squad for next month's Champions Trophy after the pacers recovered sufficiently from their respective injuries. Nortje sustained an injury on his big toe last month which ruled him out of the series against Pakistan while a groin strain in November forced Ngidi to miss the series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. South Africa, the semifinalists of the 2023 ODI World Cup, are placed in group B of the Champions Trophy. They will start their campaign against Afghanistan in Karachi on February 21 before meeting Australia in Rawalpindi on February 25 and their final group game is against England on March 1.
Fit-again Nortje returns as Proteas name 15-man squad for ICC Champions Trophy
The Proteas on Monday confirmed a 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan from 19 February to 9 March.
South Africa names experienced squad for Champions Trophy
CAPE TOWN : South Africa picked an experienced 15-man squad for next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan with 10 players having competed at the last World Cup in India in late 2023.
BCCI Confirms Starting Date For IPL 2025 - Everything You Need To Know
The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will begin on March 23, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla confirmed on Sunday. All 10 franchises have already picked the squad of their liking during the mega auction, which was held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25. After the end of the auction, there were speculations about the possible date when the cash-rich league would commence. Rajeev Shukla, who attended the Special General Meeting (SGM) in Mumbai, revealed the date of IPL 2025 while speaking to reporters and said, "IPL is going to start from March 23."
South Africa Seal Top Spot In WTC Standings, Beat Pakistan By 10 Wickets In 2nd Test
Temba Bavuma-led South Africa on Monday clinched a massive 10-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second and final match of the series at the Newlands in Cape Town. With the win, the Proteas whitewashed Pakistan in the two-match Test series. According to ICC, Pakistan began Day 4 of the second Test trailing South Africa by 208 runs with nine wickets in hand in their second innings. Unbeaten overnight, Pakistan skipper Shan Masood continued eating away at the South Africa total with help from the Pakistan middle order. However, South Africa managed to eke out the wickets of Khurram Shahzad (18) and Kamran Ghulam (28) in the first session.
Pakistan 80-0 at tea, trail by 341 against S Africa
CAPE TOWN :Pakistan are 80 without loss in their second innings at tea on the third day of the second and final test against hosts South Africa, having been forced follow-on when they were earlier bowled out for 194 and trail by 341 runs at Newlands on Sunday.
Rickelton's 257 puts S Africa in control v Pakistan
CAPE TOWN :Makeshift opener Ryan Rickelton posted the joint seventh highest score by a South African in test cricket with 259 to help his side to a massive 566 for seven at tea on day two of the second and final test against Pakistan at Newlands on Saturday.