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India lose the series 4-1 as Wolvaardt’s 92 powers South Africa to win in the final T20I

India lose the series 4-1 as Wolvaardt’s 92 powers South Africa to win in the final T20I

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A dominant unbeaten knock from Laura Wolvaardt guided South Africa women’s national cricket team to a 23-run win over India women’s national cricket team in the fifth T20I, sealing a comprehensive 4-1 series victory. Opting to bat first in Benoni, South Africa posted 155/6, with Wolvaardt anchoring the innings with an unbeaten 92 off 56 balls. Her knock capped off a remarkable series in which she amassed 330 runs, the highest ever in a bilateral women’s T20I series. India’s bowlers had managed to pull things back in the middle overs, with Shree Charani and Renuka Singh picking up two wickets each as South Africa lost momentum after a steady start. However, Wolvaardt’s control ensured a competitive total. Batting concerns persist despite Fulmali effort Chasing 156, India struggled to build partnerships and slipped to 38/3 inside eight overs. A 38-run stand between captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Bharti Fulmali provided brief resistance, with Fulmali top-scoring with 40. However, regular wickets and lack of momentum derailed the chase, as India finished on 132/8. Nonkululeko Mlaba and Nadine de …

‘Strange how different teams have more pull than others’: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, David Miller slam ICC | Cricket News

‘Strange how different teams have more pull than others’: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, David Miller slam ICC | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 8, 2026 11:52 AM IST South Africa cricketers Quinton de Kock and David Miller have lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for England leaving India before the Proteas or the West Indies despite being eliminated later from the T20 World Cup. The Iran War has complicated international travel with the global transit hub of Dubai being affected by the war. De Kock and Miller were angered by the fact that England players and staff left for home on Saturday evening via a direct charter flight to London. This was just two days after their exit from the T20 World Cup at the hands of India in the semi-final. Meanwhile, South Africa and West Indies, who were eliminated from the T20 World Cup before England are still in India. “Funny @icc, we have heard nothing! Meanwhile, England are leaving before us somehow? @westindies and @proteasmencsa are just in the dark! Strange how different teams have more pull than others,” De Kock wrote in a Story on his Instagram account. Miller, meanwhile, …

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma

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4 min readUpdated: Jan 31, 2026 10:10 AM IST South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma said that India head coach Gautam Gambhir will feel the heat while managing a transitioning Test side and that his team’s results in the white-ball formats could buy him some time to steady India’s ship in red-ball cricket. Bavuma, who steered South Africa to a stunning 2-0 Test series win over India in November, also reflected on how India remained a dominant ODI side, with seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still around. After losing the Test series, India returned as a dominant force in the white-ball legs of the home series against South Africa, beating Bavuma’s men 2-1 in the ODIs, where Kohli and Rohit sparkled with a host of centuries and half-centuries. The Suryakumar Yadav-led T20I team then beat South Africa 3-1 in the T20I series. “You saw how India performed in the ODI space with their two stalwarts, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, versus in the Test game, where those two weren’t available for selection. When it …

Quinton de Kock, on what brought him back: ‘I missed the camaraderie and the whole thing of representing the Proteas’ | Cricket News

Quinton de Kock, on what brought him back: ‘I missed the camaraderie and the whole thing of representing the Proteas’ | Cricket News

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The 2023 World Cup, though South Africa lost narrowly to the Australians in semis, had been a dream farewell tournament for Quinton de Kock. He got a bucket full of runs, 4 centuries, including three scores of over 150 in India two Novembers ago, and then was supposed to walk into the sunset. But admiring beautiful sunsets can’t be the only thing in life at age 32. So the itch struck back to return to do what he loves best. After disappearing, de Kock resurfaced. “I missed the camaraderie and the whole thing of representing the Proteas,” QdK had said soon after he re-appeared on the scene earlier, getting into selection contention in the Africa tri-series with Zimbabwe and Namibia. He was struck by the realisation that he loved international cricket, after franchise-cricket just didn’t cut it for him wholly. In his first media interaction post-comeback, QdK had said, “I’d played so much for the Proteas over the years that I kind of forgot about that feeling, as a kid that’s grown up to be …

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad explains why Temba Bavuma succeeded on a pitch where run-scoring wasn’t easy

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad explains why Temba Bavuma succeeded on a pitch where run-scoring wasn’t easy

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In a match that ended well within three days and no team crossed 200 across the four innings combined, the undoubted batting hero was South Africa captain Temba Bavuma. The skipper was the only player from both teams to cross 50, and finished South Africa’s second innings unbeaten on 55, with his half century the difference between the two sides in the end result as the visitors won by 30 runs. Head coach Shukri Conrad, terming Bavuma one of the best in the world, explained why he succeeded where almost every one else failed. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “Having our best player (Bavuma) back brings a calmness. In the last 18-24 months he has been one of the best players in the world and he showed that again,” Conrad told reporters after the famous win on Sunday, as reported by Reuters. “An innings where he was clear in how he wanted to do it and went against the grain of everyone else. That was the difference between the two sides. He was comfortable that if …

South Africa’s Iron Man with a giant heart, undefeated and unbroken, leads from the front at Eden Gardens for famous win

South Africa’s Iron Man with a giant heart, undefeated and unbroken, leads from the front at Eden Gardens for famous win

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Forty thousand eyes stayed fixed on Temba Bavama for 40 seconds that felt like 40 hours. And Bavuma’s were fixed on the ragged, discoloured ball, lost in the pale blue skies. He ran sideways, took a step to his left, then to his right, before he stationed under the ball to swallow the catch that would bring his team within a blow to winning the Test. The ball calmly dropped in his palms. Forty thousand eyes shut in despair. Bavuma blew a kiss into the skies. An hour later, he was asked to narrate the feeling that tossed in his mind when he ran for the catch. “Well, nothing. Just to catch the ball. I didn’t have time for other thoughts!” With such a straight face and placid eyes, but humour ringing in his tone, that he had the hall in splits. Among contemporary captains, he is the doyen of deadpan humour. He is also the Iron Man of South Africa, the small man with a giant heart, as coach Shukri Conrad described, and arguably …

Heinrich Klaasen misses out, full list of players with national and hybrid contracts

Heinrich Klaasen misses out, full list of players with national and hybrid contracts

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Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the central contract list for the men’s team for the 2025-26 season on Monday where it awarded 18 players with national contracts while two players earned hybrid contracts. As per CSA, with the introduction of hybrid contracts, David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen will be contracted to participate in specific agreed-upon bilateral tours and ICC events. The biggest snub from the 18-player central contract list was wicketkeeper batter Heinrich Klaasen. According to the board, discussions regarding Klaasen’s future are still ongoing, and a “final decision will be made in due course”. Story continues below this ad The national contract was awarded for the first time to pacer Lizaad Williams and all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy. Kwena Maphaka, who shone at the U-19 World Cup, also joins the list of centrally contracted players. Director of National Teams and High Performance Enoch Nkwe said, “All of these players have been contracted with the importance of the next World Test Championship cycle and the 2027 Cricket World Cup on home soil in mind. The hybrid contracts take …

Varun Chakravarthy makes ‘distance’ joke as he poses with Champions Trophy silverware | Cricket News

Varun Chakravarthy makes ‘distance’ joke as he poses with Champions Trophy silverware | Cricket News

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Varun Chakravarthy, who played a vital part in India’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign by taking 2 wickets in the final against New Zealand, posted some photos with the silverware with an interesting caption. “A lot of distance was travelled to get a taste of this Cup !!,” he posted on Instagram with two winking emojis. The caption appeared to take a cheeky dig at the people who suggested that India had an unfair advantage in the Champions Trophy, having all their matches in Dubai while other teams had to travel from Pakistan to the UAE. After the second semifinal, South Africa’s David Miller, lashed out at the ICC over scheduling after the Proteas were knocked out of the tournament following a 50-run loss to New Zealand on Wednesday. The schedule of the Champions Trophy led both Australia and South Africa to travel to Dubai from Pakistan after the group stage to prepare for the potential semi-final clash against India. Story continues below this ad But when the Rohit Sharma men beat the Kiwis in their …

‘He is a brilliant player’: Hashim Amla lauds Shubman Gill | Cricket News

‘He is a brilliant player’: Hashim Amla lauds Shubman Gill | Cricket News

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Former South Africa player Hashim Amla lauded Shubman Gill along with Rishabh Pant and Ryan Rickelton as the next best thing in international cricket. Gill has been on fire in the ODI format, having scored a century in the Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh and a brisk 46 against Pakistan. “For India, you have got Shubham Gill; Rishabh Pant has been around for a while. For South Africa, we have Ryan Rickelton who has done really well off late,” Amla told PTI Videos in an exclusive interaction. “Every country has about 2-3 cricketers who are going to come through and I think that’s pretty normal, that you see that every five years some youngster poke in the head through international cricket, and possibly be the next best, big thing,” he added. Story continues below this ad The South African batting stalwart also termed Gill a brilliant player, saying his start in ODIs has been exceptional. “He is a brilliant player, the way he started in one-day cricket, he has been exceptional. He has been a …

Solid South Africa; shaky Afghanistan

Solid South Africa; shaky Afghanistan

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If South Africa didn’t enter the tournament as favourites, the pitiless dismembering of Afghanistan showed they are sturdy enough to mount a serious title challenge. Afghanistan, on the other hand, were toothless and without the personnel and wisdom of chasing down 300-plus totals in this format. All bases covered A few doubts lingered about South Africa. Is Ryan Rickelton a worthy heir of Quinton de Kock? Can David Miller alone inject death-over impetus in the (injury-enforced) absence of Heinrich Klaassen? How fit and sharp is Kagiso Rabada? The Proteas found encouraging answers to every question that lurked over them. South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton celebrates after scoring century during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa, in Karachi, Pakistan Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo) Rickelton crunched a hundred of skill and power. Miller did not fire, but Aidem Markram reminded the world of his big-hitting dimensions during a splendid 36-ball 52. Rabada bowled with fire and precision. Nothing exemplified it more than the 148 kph thunderbolt he unleashed to hammer the …