Cricket South Africa News

Keshav Maharaj and Nonkululeko Mlaba bagged top honours at Cricket South Africa's Annual Awards 2024‑25. Bavuma, Klaasen, and Nortje were also recognised.   

Kagiso Rabada had left IPL 2025 last month after playing two games for Gujarat Titans. At that time, it was said from Gujarat Titans that Rabada had returned home to deal with a "significant personal matter".   

SA20 and Cricket South Africa have formalised the window of the lucrative franchise-based tournament for the next three years.  

The right-arm pacer experienced discomfort while bowling on the fourth day of the Durban Test against Sri Lanka. He is expected to be out for up to six weeks after scans revealed a muscle strain in his right groin.   

The 1st T20I between India and South Africa could not take place due to rain in Durban. Gavasakar says that Cricket South Africa did no prepare well for the rains.

South African cricketers will be able to join their respective teams in IPL 2023 only after their ODI series against Netherlands later this month. 

JP Duminy has been appointed the full-time white-ball batting coach. The 38-year-old recently coached the Paarl Royals in the SA20 league and the Paarl Rocks provincial team this season.

Pretorius added that throughout his career, the players he has played with and against left a deep impact on his career.

Behardien also had the opportunity to captain his country when Sri Lanka visited South Africa in January 2017 for a three-match T20I series.

Before the second Test, a then out-of-form Plessis was asked why Temba Bavuma, the team's only black African player had been dropped. Plessis responded about Bavuma's lean run saying that the team did not see colour

Recognised for his leadership qualities and decisive, clear thinking, Graeme Smith will lead the League which, outside of CSA, has SuperSport as one of its major shareholders. 

Mumbai Indians, N. Srinivasan of Chennai Super Kings, Parth Jindal of Delhi Capitals, the Maran family of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sanjiv Goenka of Lucknow Super Giants and Manoj Badale of Rajasthan Royals have walked away with the available six franchises of the league, scheduled to take place early next year.

The cancellation of the series is a major setback to South Africa's hopes of qualifying directly for the ODI World Cup in India next year. However, it will reportedly free several star Australia Test cricketers to take part in the Big Bash League (BBL)

Khumalo remains in a coma but is in a stable condition after his third surgery on Wednesday at Southmead Hospital

After a full arbitration process, advocates Ngwako Maenetje SC and Michael Bishop cleared the former skipper Graeme Smith of all the three account he was charged for.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had informed its 10 IPL franchises that the venue will be finalised around February 20, with India being the front-runner and the UAE and South Africa also viable options due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The charges stem from the "tentative findings" made last month by the Social Justice and Nation Building Ombudsman, who is looking into alleged discrimination within the sport’s national governing organisation in the past.

Morris was the costliest buy at the IPL auction, being bought for Rs. 16.25 crores by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2021 auction.

 Former pacer Makhaya Ntini doesn't see India winning their maiden Test series in South Africa while the great Allan Donald feels the Proteas' inexperienced batting will be tested by Jasprit Bumrah and Co.

India will start their three-match Test series against the Proteas on December 26 at the Centurion followed by Tests in Johannesburg (January 3-7) and Cape Town (Jan 11-15).