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Four-star Nel leads Cheetahs to first win.
Scrumhalf Jandre Nel scored four tries as the Toyota Cheetahs secured their first Carling Currie Cup victory with a 42-25 (halftime 28-13) triumph over the Airlink Pumas at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Friday evening.
From Chokers to Champions - they said we didn't belong! Up yours world!
Erasmus guided Springboks to back-to-back Rugby World Cups. Conrad guided Proteas to Test World Championship. No other nation has both Test and Rugby champions simultaneously. That's South African excellence. That's legacy. That's history made at Lord's.
Capitals spin out of control in crushing MICT defeat.
Veteran Dane Piedt led a brilliant spinning performance as MI Cape Town crushed the Pretoria Capitals by 95 runs in the final Betway SA20 league match at World Sports Betting Newlands in Cape Town on a sunny, Sunday afternoon.
MICT thrash SEC to book place in Qualifier 1.
A brilliant bowling and fielding effort, along with an unbroken century stand aided MI Cape Town in a crushing, bonus-point 10-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in a Betway SA20 encounter at World Sports Betting Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday evening.
Rickelton smashes MICT to win over JSK, and top spot.
Ryan Rickelton smashed a breathtaking half-century to guide MI Cape Town to an emphatic seven-wicket, bonus-point victory over the Joburg Super Kings in an entertaining Betway SA20 match at World Sports Betting Newlands on Saturday evening.
Proteas trounce Pakistan to win series 2-0.
South Africa beat Pakistan by 10 wickets at Newlands. Series sealed 2-0. Bedingham smashed 47* off 30 balls to chase 58 in 7.1 overs. Pakistan fought back to 478 but SA's bowling too strong. Rickelton's 259 off 343 balls was the platform. Whitewash complete.
Proteas love Lord's but Lord's may just love the Aussies more.
SA at Lord's since readmission: won 5 of 7. Beat England by innings in 2022. English fans might back Australia over SA due to Big Three politics. But Lord's is neutral. SA's got form, experience and belief. June awaits.
Don't complain when you make the rules.
South Africa qualified for WTC final at Lord's in June 2025. Beat Pakistan by two wickets in Centurion. Australia or India will be their opponent. Vaughn complained SA got there "beating pretty much nobody". Conrad hit back: "Never apologise for getting into the final."
Sciver-Brunt gives England lead in T20 series.
Nat Sciver-Brunt scored a wonderful half-century to guide the England Women to a comfortable four-wicket victory over the South African Ladies in the first Women’s T20 International at Buffalo Park in East London on Sunday afternoon.