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Lions spinner, Bjorn Fortuin, will captain the Proteas during their upcoming white-ball tour of Namibia. The South African men’s cricket team will face hosts Namibia and Zimbabwe in a T20 tri-series, before taking on Namibia in an ODI series. All the matches will be played in Windhoek. Titans all-rounder, Duan Jansen, the twin brother of Proteas star Marco Jansen, has earned his maiden national call-up after impressing domestically. His Titans […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the 12 venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia that will host the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Eight venues across South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, will host matches during the tournament. The 50-over competition returns to Africa after 24 years. In 2003, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the eighth edition of the Men’s Cricket […]
Proteas Men Test captain, Temba Bavuma, has backed Bafana Bafana to beat South Korea on Thursday and book their place in the knockout stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. South Africa head into the crucial group-stage clash needing a victory to keep their World Cup dream alive, while a draw would be enough to send South Korea to the next round. Kick-off is scheduled for 3am South African time […]
Proteas captain, Temba Bavuma, says he is looking forward to South Africa hosting come of cricket’s biggest nations towards the end of the year as the Proteas begin the defence of their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title. Australia are set to tour South Africa in October, followed by Bangladesh in November and England later. Speaking at an event in Alexandra to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Temba Bavuma […]
Proteas fast bowler, Kagiso Rabada, has described this year’s edition of ICC’s Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, as a fresh start for the South African national cricket team. South Africa have been drawn in Group D, alongside Canada, New Zealand, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. The Proteas finished runners-up in the 2024 final and will be looking to go one better this time around. They […]
2025 will long be remembered by sports fans across South Africa as a year of triumph and historic achievements. The country's flag was flown high by its teams as well as individual sportsmen and women across different codes. The Proteas, Bafana Bafana, and the Springboks all impressed under the guidance of coaches Shukri Conrad, Hugo Broos, and Rassie Erasmus. Bafana Bafana achieved the remarkable feat of qualifying for two major […]
Proteas fast bowler, Nandre Burger, says South Africa’s historic Test series win against India in Guwahati has given the team a boost ahead of the limited-overs tour. South Africa sealed a scintillating 408-run victory in the second Test earlier this week, completing a 2-0 series sweep, their first series triumph on Indian soil in 25 years. On Sunday, the Proteas will will turn their attention to One Day Internationals, with […]
Proteas captain, Temba Bavuma, has hailed the team after securing South Africa’s first Test series win in India in 25 years — and says they’re still looking for ways to improve. South Africa thrashed India by 408 runs in the second test in Guwahati - the hosts’ heaviest defeat by runs — sealing a 2–0 series victory after a 30-run win in Kolkata. After the historic victory, Bavuma was asked […]
The Proteas Women opened their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 with an embarassing 10-wicket defeat at the hands of England. England won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Proteas batters were poor and were dismissed for just 69 in under 21 overs. South Africa were left reeling early on after Smith spun a web around their top order. Smith struck first by dismissing skipper Laura Wolvaardt, then […]
