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Is greed killing Test cricket for the non-elite?
T20 saved cricket in 2003. Now it's killing Test cricket. Big Three play 45-55 Tests in four years. South Africa plays 30. Smaller nations get scraps. Greed's destroying competitive Test cricket outside India, England and Australia.
Ready, Set, Go - SA20 2.0 gets underway.
Sunrisers Eastern Cape look to defend their title as the SA20 2.0 gets underway tomorrow.
Unbelievable – but a Bridge too Far!
South Africa's women reached their first T20 World Cup final at Newlands. Lost to Australia by 19 runs. Historic run ends short of glory. Australia's sixth title.
One-Day Cup rollercoaster of performances.
Western Province were crowned One-Day Cup champions. An unbeaten campaign. Trounced North West by 107 runs at Newlands.
Another World Cup semi-final bites the dust!
Another World Cup. Another semi-final. Another heartbreak. South Africa 212. Australia chased it down with three wickets in hand. Five semi-finals - four defeats and a tie that knocked them out in 1999. De Kock had 594 runs and four centuries. Coetzee took 20 wickets on debut. Markram, Maharaj and R
It hasn't sunk in yet!
Sam Cane red-carded early. Siya Kolisi binned. Cheslin Kolbe sent off with seven minutes left. Beauden Barrett's try in the corner. Mo'unga missed the crucial conversion. Penalty from 10m out pulled left of the uprights. All Blacks threw everything at it. Boks held firm. Final scrum. Final whistle.
That flickering lamp!
Proteas chasing their first World Cup final. Springboks chasing a fourth rugby title and back-to-back wins. Same nation. Same month. Could South Africa pull off a double-whammy? Proteas are second on the log. Boks beat England in the semis. Both are serious contenders. The flickering lamp better bur
Bedingham ton crushes Rocks.
David Bedingham's ton too good for Rocks
Warriors dismantle Tuskers in Gqeberha.
Nealan van Heerden and JP King combined to hand the Warriors a convincing 8-wicket One Day Cup win over the Tuskers in PE.