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Nasser feels absence of Klaasen from T20 WC squad a "blow" for South Afric
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
A struggling South African side, who has won just 12 out of 32 T20Is and lost 20 leading up to the marquee tournament since the 2024 Barbados heartbreak, does have the experience of a returning Quinton de Kock and David Miller and youthful exuberance of Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs and Ryan
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"Told Aiden Markram after 2024 final that his time will come": Ian Bishop
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Ian Bishop expressed his excitement at seeing the depth and mix of youth and experience in South Africa's squad and mentioned what he had said to Markram after the Proteas lost the dramatic final in Barbados.
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Laura Wolvaardt: Delhi Capitals' reliable spin-basher makes best out of In
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Fresh after a record-breaking ICC Women's Cricket World Cup campaign in India, which saw her compile a record 571 runs in nine matches at an average of 71.37, strike rate of over 98 with two centuries and three fifties, the South African star has made use of her experience on the Indian s
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"Everyone believes we can perform at any level, against any team": US skip
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
USA is a part of the Group A in the tournament and will start against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from February 7 onwards. In the previous edition, the USA put the entire world on notice with a Super Eight finish in their debut World Cup across both formats and even went on to
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Tilak Varma makes solid 38, Jagadeesan's ton shines in India A's win over
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Before the WC, India A is playing two warm-up matches, with this being their first one before the Ayush Badoni-led side takes on Namibia on February 6. Notably, the senior men's side is also slated to play a warm-up match ahead of their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign. They will face South Afric
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T20 World Cup: Struggling Proteas aim to avenge 2024 heartbreak; all eyes
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
As mentioned above, the road after the 2024 final loss to India by seven runs has been a difficult one for South Africa. With one of their 2024 final's heroes, Heinrich Klaasen, retired, the youngsters in the side will be aiming to replicate what he had been doing in limited-overs cricket fo
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West Indies clinch consolation win over South Africa in third T20I to fini
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Due to the revised conditions, South Africa's target was adjusted to 125. The hosts began brightly, with Quinton de Kock scoring freely in the opening over. However, regular wickets stalled their momentum. Aiden Markram fell early, and de Kock was dismissed for 28, giving Gudakesh Motie his
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Records tumble in Thiruvananthapuram T20I as Arshdeep registers most expen
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Arshdeep Singh picked up five wickets while conceding 51 runs, which is the most expensive fifer in T20I history. Earlier, Alzarri Joseph of the West Indies had the unwanted record, which he achieved during a Johannesburg T20I match against South Africa in 2023.
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Spin-bullies, six-hitting Team India continue shattering T20I record books
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
India's highest T20I score against a Test playing nation is 297/6 against Bangladesh which they hit in 2024 at Hyderabad. The highest score in T20Is against a Test playing nation is by England, who smashed 304/2 against South Africa in Manchester last year.
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SA veteran David Miller medically cleared to feature in T20 World Cup
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Miller will be joining the squad on Sunday when they depart for Mumbai from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
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De Kock denies to keep Brevis' borrowed bat after hitting ton, says, "It's
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Playing his 101st T20I match, de Kock bludgeoned a career-best 115 off just 49 deliveries, striking six fours and 10 towering sixes to dismantle a formidable West Indies total of 221/4. His knock, the second T20I century of his career, formed the backbone of South Africa's emphatic seven-wic
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2nd T20: De Kock's hundred, Rickelton's breezy fifty help Proteas secure 7
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
De Kock smashed a career-best 115 off 49 balls, while Rickelton contributed an unbeaten 77 off 36 balls, helping South Africa chase down 222 with ease, as the Proteas took only 17.3 overs to reach the target and clinch the T20I series with a game left to play.
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