South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Vernon Philander was on the way to becoming the "new Jacques Kallis" after his man-of-the-match winning display in a crushing 340-run win over England in the...
South Africa great Graeme Pollock has told AFP the Proteas will have to accept being a "middle of the road" Test side at best if they stick with racial transformation as a key component of selection....
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has urged the Proteas to pass a "huge test of character" when they face England again at Trent Bridge. Du Plessis did not play in England's crushing 211-run win in...
England's new captain, Joe Root, won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the first Test at Lord's on Thursday. A lightly grassed pitch and blue skies overhead offered the promise of...
Vernon Philander believes South Africa have the resources to cope without two senior batsmen when the first Test against England starts at Lord's on Thursday. Proteas captain Faf du Plessis will miss...
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is to miss the first Test with England which gets underway on Thursday due to family reasons, Cricket South Africa announced on their website on Monday. The...
Heino Kuhn's two centuries on the South Africa A tour of England earned him a call-up on Monday to the senior squad for their upcoming four-Test series with England. The 33-year-old batsman -- who...
Indian movie star Shah Rukh Khan added a third Twenty20 franchise team to his collection when he was named as one of the owners in the new eight-team South African Global League on Monday. The...
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir and former captain Hashim Amla excelled in South Africa's 96 run win over Sri Lanka in their Champions Trophy opener at The Oval on Saturday. South Africa posted 299 for six...
South Africa captain AB de Villiers insisted his side had done nothing wrong after they found themselves caught up in a fresh ball-tampering row on Saturday as they lost their one-day international...
South Africa hope to live up to their reputation as the world's top-ranked one-day international side at Southampton on Saturday after blowing away "cobwebs" in their series-opening defeat by...
Senior batsmen Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis both hit half-centuries as South Africa completed their preparations for a one-day international series against England with a narrow 13-run win over...
South African batsman Hashim Amla cracked his maiden Twenty20 century but his sublime knock for his Indian Premier League side Kings XI Punjab went in vain. Amla hit a 60-ball 104 not out to help...
New Zealand were left frustrated on Wednesday after rain washed out the last day's play of the final Test against South Africa, denying them a series-levelling win. At the start of the day, South...
New Zealand bagged three wickets including the crucial dismissals of Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma on the second morning of the third Test in Hamilton on Sunday. Recalled fast bowler Matt Henry...
Hashim Amla stood defiant for South Africa as New Zealand took three wickets in the opening session of the third Test in Hamilton on Saturday. At lunch, South Africa were 71 for three with Amla on 38...
Faf du Plessis criticised South Africa's performances against New Zealand as "not good enough" Friday, despite going into the final Test in Hamilton with an unbeatable 1-0 lead in the series. The...
Kane Williamson notched his 16th Test century as he led New Zealand to within 61 runs of South Africa's 308 on day three of the first Test in Dunedin on Friday. New Zealand were 247 for five at lunch...
Neil Wagner made an impressive return to the New Zealand line-up Wednesday as South Africa struggled for runs in the opening session of the first Test in Dunedin. Showing no sign of discomfort from...
South Africa set a New Zealand a difficult target of 280 on a turning wicket in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday thanks to half-centuries from skipper AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis....
