Shamsi, Jansen keep a check on Pakistan’s charge

Probing spells from Tabraiz Shamsi (4-60) and Marco Jansen (3-43) prevented Pakistan from posting a daunting total in their World Cup fixture against South Africa in Chennai on Friday (October 27). Most of the Pakistan batters got starts - skipper Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel produced fifties - but none of them batted deep enough…

ByadminOctober 27, 20230Comments

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Making ‘good decisions’ driving South Africa’s charge, feels Duminy

JP Duminy has been shot in this movie before. He was part of South Africa's men's World Cup squad in 2011, 2015 and 2019. All of those campaigns ended unhappily. Now he's the batting coach of a side who have won four of their five games in the 2023 edition of the tournament. What has…

ByadminOctober 25, 20230Comments

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De Kock masterclass leads another South African carnage

Quinton de Kock slammed his third century of the 2023 ODI World Cup as South Africa piled on another mammoth score in their fixture against Bangladesh in Mumbai on Tuesday (October 24). De Kock ended with the second highest World Cup score by a South African batter while Heinrich Klaasen was at his brutal best…

ByadminOctober 25, 20230Comments

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Ruthless South Africa add to England’s woes

South Africa put their World Cup campaign back on track with a devastating 229-run win over England in Mumbai on Saturday (October 21). It was a performance reminiscent of England's own revolutionary batting approach as South Africa went out all guns blazing to first post a humongous total of 399 and the defending champions then…

ByadminOctober 21, 20230Comments

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Netherlands stun South Africa at a World Cup, again

Days after Afghanistan shocked defending champions England in Delhi, Netherlands added another chapter to the fairytale stories by stunning the in-form South African side with a 38-run win in Dharamsala on Tuesday (October 17). Chasing a competitive target of 246 from their allotted 43 overs, South Africa started steadily before losing wickets in a heap…

ByadminOctober 18, 20230Comments

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Hapless Australia crash into South African juggernaut

A clinical all-round performance from South Africa has seen them register a whopping 134-run win over Australia in Lucknow on Thursday (October 12). Having posted a competitive total of 311, on the back of Quinton de Kock's second ton in a row, the Proteas virtually sealed the game in the first Powerplay itself with the…

ByadminOctober 13, 20230Comments

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SA in non-compliance of WADA Code; may face sanctions during World Cup

South African sports, in general, and the Proteas cricket team, in particular, are currently facing severe scrutiny from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) due to non-compliance with anti-doping regulations. One of the significant sanctions imposed is the prohibition of the South African national flag's display during the World Cup. This situation arises from WADA's Executive…

ByadminOctober 10, 20230Comments

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Fearlessness stands out in South Africa’s batting machinery

Bishan Singh Bedi has given cricket so much, and still his gifts keep coming. On Saturday the stand that bears his name and curves along the western boundary at the ground formerly known as the Kotla bequeathed a generous pool of shade that spread and deepened as the sun sank behind it. The spectators gathered…

ByadminOctober 8, 20230Comments

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South Africa, Sri Lanka look to emerge from the shadows

As anyone who has braved a day's play at Delhi's perpetually sun-struck Arun Jaitley Stadium could attest, shade isn't part of the package. But that might not be the case on Saturday, and it wouldn't have anything to do with the weather. Instead thank the teams. The shadows around South Africa and Sri Lanka are…

ByadminOctober 7, 20230Comments

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