Cricket

Opener Allen slams 33-ball hundred as New Zealand dominate SA in one-sided clash.

Eastern Storm batter Dewan Marais scored a ton but it was in vain as the Eastern Cape Iinyathi registered a second consecutive win in the Division 2 CSA One Day Cup, an impressive 59-run victory at Buffalo Park in East London on Wednesday.

India, bidding to become the first team to successfully defend the Twenty20 World Cup title, face an England side building momentum in their semi-final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

Dafabet Warriors allrounder Senuran Muthusamy underlined his value to the team with both bat and ball as he helped them defeat Western Province by five wickets in their Cricket SA One-Day Cup Series match in Cape Town on Tuesday.

A well-balanced Selborne cricket side, under the guidance of head coach Ryan Koekemoer and master of cricket Murray Spence, will be fired up to make an impact at the Switch Schools SA20 national finals in Pretoria, starting on Wednesday.

The Dafabet Warriors, buoyed by Matthew Breetzke's unbeaten 121 and his partnership with Patrick Kruger, aim to maintain their momentum against Western Province in Cape Town.

India coach Gautam Gambhir praised Sanju Samson for his match-winning 97 not out, which secured India's place in the T20 World Cup semifinals with a chase against the West Indies

Gamrose pulled off another giant-killing act by beating Madibaz 1 by 10 runs on the DLS Method in their NMB Premier League club cricket fixture at the Madibaz B field on Sunday.

Ace Dafabat Warriors batter Matthew Breetzke delivered one of the standout innings of his career as he guided his team to a thrilling victory in their opening Cricket SA One-Day Cup match against the Dolphins at St George’s Park on Friday.

Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya said he will step down as head coach, while Pakistan’s Salman Agha said he will take time to decide whether to remain captain after both teams’ poor campaigns at the T20 World Cup

South Africa’s leading T20I wicket-taker, Tabraiz Shamsi, is over the moon for the recent success of his close friend Lungi Ngidi at the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

The Dafabet Warriors will look to channel the consistency that has defined their season when they open their Cricket SA One-Day Cup campaign against the defending champions, the Dolphins, at St George’s Park on Friday (1pm).

South Africa put up second-highest ODI total, which tourists fall valiantly just 15 runs short of.

Santner’s 47 off 26 balls leads NZ’s recovery, Sri Lanka’s top-order collapses.

The Eastern Cape Iinyathi will be out to get their first win in their One-Day title defence against the Knights at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday (10am).