Graeme Smith will step down as captain of South Africa’s one-day international and Twenty20 teams in order to prolong his career. The 29-year-old said in Johannesburg that he was relinquishing the Twenty20 captaincy with immediate effect but would lead the ODI side through to next year’s World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. “I [...]
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South Africa beat the West Indies by one wicket and with two balls to spare at Port of Spain to claim a clean sweep in their five-match one-day series. Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s 67 and 53 from Narsingh Deonarine helped the home side to a solid total of 252-6. Hashim Amla (45), Jacques Kallis (57) and JP [...]
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The United Arab Emirates will provide the venues for Pakistan’s matches against South Africa later this year. Pakistan have not hosted international cricket since terrorists attacked Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore in March 2009, killing six policemen and a driver and wounding six members of the touring party. South Africa are scheduled to play [...]
South Africa secured a 67-run win over the West Indies in the third one-day international to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five game series. South Africa set a modest 224 all out at Windsor Park with AB de Villiers’ 70 the pick of the scores. Morne Morkel’s career best 4-21, ably supported by [...]
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South Africa put on a fine bowling performance on day 4 of the final test against England in Johannesburg to draw the series 1-1 winning by an innings and 73 runs thus retaining the Basil D’Oliveira Trophy from the 2008 series win. At long last South Africa’s bowlers showed their potential by demolishing the English [...]
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