Sunrisers Eastern Cape completed back-to-back title success in the SA20 with a thumping 89-run victory over Durban Super Giants
The country's woes at World Cups, be it the 50-over or shortest format, are well documented and so the expectations back home have been tempered
'They perhaps hoped to get an early wicket, but once they didn't get that, they went into a shell.'
Captain Aiden Markram urged his players to stay calm and not get 'scared' by the pressures of playing in a title clash.
South Africa have rested batter Temba Bavuma for their home white-ball series against India this month after a poor Cricket World Cup, but he will captain the team in the two-Test series which starts on Dec. 26.
Pathan mentioned that the Hyderabad-based franchise needs a proper spinner who can take wickets.
Virat Kohli advanced four slots to ninth position after scores of 38 and 76 in the first Test against South Africa.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals played in Hyderabad on Thursday
South Africa have picked the uncapped duo of batter Ryan Rickelton and seamer Ottniel Baartman in their 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup
England batters look to tame strong South African bowling
In the 55th match of the ongoing season, there were a couple of crucial catches which changed the ebbs and flows of the game.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Chennai, on Friday.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma's participation in the on-going first Test against India was thrown into jeopardy after he limped off the field with a left hamstring strain in Centurion on Tuesday.
This was his second IPL ton and the first this season. It was also his 6th T20 hundred. Scoring at a sizzling rate of 200, SKY's innings was peppered with 12 boundaries and six sixes.
West Indies will need their all-round firepower against a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash.
Without belittling the poised run of the Proteas, Afghanistan have been the revelation of this ICC showpiece.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
It was a memorable day for a couple of Mumbai Indians players who made their IPL debuts.
Playing on an Uppal shirtfront that resembled a national highway or at the Kotla or Wankhede is completely from playing at the Chepauk where the strip will be sticky in nature.
Chasing targets has been their Achilles heel throughout the tournament. The same batters who've plundered the bowling and scored daddy hundreds batting first, have resembled pale shadows of themselves chasing targets.
High on confidence after making their first playoffs in three years, Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim for a second-place finish in the IPL points table when they take on Punjab Kings in their final league game in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Klaasen smashes ton as South Africa thump England at World Cup
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup FINAL played between India and South Africa in Barbados on Saturday
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 54.
Half-centuries from Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy helped Sunrisers Hyderabad edge Rajasthan Royals by one run.
An erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to fix their chasing troubles and get their campaign back on track when they host the high-flying Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024.
South Africa's bowlers chipped away at the wickets to stay on course for a huge victory against New Zealand.
Inconsistent SRH take on LSG in push for play-offs spot
Pat Cummins-led side will also want to challenge for the top two spots, which is a possibility considering they have one more game after this match and a healthy net run rate of +0.406.
Will India bring in Sanju Samson for the struggling Shivam Dube?
India will attempt to end its title drought against a South African side, which is unfamiliar with the winning feeling at major events.
South African pacer Kagiso Rabada and Test captain Temba Bavuma, who are not part of the Proteas white-ball cricket mix to gear up for the Test series against India, won't feature in domestic cricket.
Mustafizur-less CSK face unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to unleash their brute batting power on struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru when the two teams face off in their return-leg fixture of the IPL in Hyderabad on Thursday.
'Nandre showed why he has been such a shining light for South African cricket'
In a devastating Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park, India experienced one of its most humbling overseas defeats in recent memory, succumbing to an innings and 32-run loss in less than three days.
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