South Africa spoils Indian party again!

The stage was set in Nagpur for one of the most competitive ties in the world cup so far. Host India (ICC ODI ranking 2) took on South Africa (ICC ODI ranking 3) as part of the group B fixture. Till now the two teams have played against each other in the world cup twice and both the times the result had been in favour of the Proteas.

England vs. South Africa: A neck and neck affair

One of the two group matches lined up this Sunday, this one was between a fully charged South African side and a team fighting to stay in the tournament, England. It was a day match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.

South Africa sweeps ODI series 5-0, beats Windies in thriller

The glum look of defeat covered West Indies captain Chris Gayle’s face for the 5th time — a look that was shared by many of the fans inside the Queen’s Park Oval — after South Africa whitewashed West Indies with a thrilling one-wicket win on Thursday.

South Africa edge past Windies despite Sammy scare

South Africa managed to hold onto their nerves despite a late assault by Darren Sammy as the Proteas scored a 17-run win over the home team in the second one-day international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

McLaren looking to better his performance in coming matches

After bowling a match-winning spell of 5-19 to lead South Africa to a comprehensive victory in their opening T20 international against West Indies, all-rounder Ryan McLaren said that he would be looking to better his performance in the coming matches.

McLaren five-for helps South Africa beat West Indies by 13 runs

Jacques Kallis scored a 45-ball 53 to set up a total of 136 for 7 for South Africa and Ryan McLaren took career-best figures of 5-19 to lead South Africa to an easy 13-run win over West Indies in the first T20 international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here.

Changing the captain for the sake of it is not clever: Shaun Pollock

After their disappointing World T20 campaign, the captaincy bubble is once again threatening to burst in South Africa, but former Proteas captain and legendary all-rounder, Shaun Pollock, believes that South Africa cricket needs to realise that they don’t have anyone better then Graeme Smith right now to lead the side.

South Africa, West Indies look to put WC debacle behind

The World T20 is done and over with and England has walked away with the honours but the biggest disappointment of the mega event was, once again, the performance of South Africa in a big tournament. They once again “choked” under pressure failing to make it to the semi-finals and would be looking to get things back on track and restore some self-belief, as they open their tour of the West Indies with back to back T20 matches against the home team on Wednesday and Thursday at the Vivian Richards Ground in Antigua.

Injury in IPL was a blessing in disguise: Graeme Smith

Skipper of the South African cricket team, Graeme Smith, has said that getting injured in the Indian Premier League proved to be a blessing in disguise for him as it allowed him to spend time with the new South African coach, Corrie Van Zyl, and prepare for the T20 World Cup, which starts this Friday.

Smith to lead SA in World T20, Theron gets a call-up

South Africa’s skipper, Graeme Smith, who returned home from the Indian Premier League after a finger injury, will be fit to lead South Africa in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in the West Indies later this month.

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