Betway SA20 delivered an incredible set of results on Saturday that leaves three teams still in contention for the final Season 4 Play-offs berth. The excitement started at Kingsmead where Durban’s Super Giants captain Aiden Markram struck an electrifying career-best 108 off 58 balls (12x4, 5x6) to set up his team’s bonus point 58-run victory over Paarl Royals. The five points earned pushed DSG up to 19 points and into the fourth and final Play-offs berth ahead of Joburg Supe

Everything will be on the line today when Durban’s Super Giants host Paarl Royals from 1pm at Kingsmead before Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals lock horns at the Bullring with a 5.30pm start. There is no turning back for DSG as nothing less than a victory will keep them in contention for the one available play-off spot. A defeat will see DSG eliminated. Super Giants coach Lance Klusener lamented his team’s batting efforts this season and hopes they can rectify this si

MI Cape Town have revived their Betway SA20 play-off chances with a three-wicket victory over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands on Friday evening. The defending champions collected four valuable points to lift them to 14 points with their all-important final round-robin fixture against Sunrisers at St George’s Park on Sunday remaining. MI Cape Town, however, missed out on the bonus point, which resulted in Pretoria Capitals (20 points) joining Sunrisers (24 points) and Paarl

Jason Rowles’ composed 98 off 93 deliveries proved in vain as South Africa U19 Men were bowled out for 238, going down by 28 runs to Afghanistan in their opening match of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup at the HP Oval in Windhoek on Friday. Chasing 267 for victory, Rowles anchored the South African innings, holding things together as wickets fell around him. Corne Botha, Daniel Bosman and Lethabo Phahlamohlaka provided late resistance with contributions in the twenties bu

The Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI experienced a 31-run defeat against Zimbabwe in the sixth and final round-robin match of the Youth T20 Tri-Series at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Friday. Despite the loss, the CSA Youth XI progressed to the final, edging Zimbabwe on net run rate by a narrow 0.04 and will face the unbeaten South Africa Under-19 Women in the decider. In today’s clash, Zimbabwe recovered from a tricky start to post 120/5, with Salem Museka recording an

Newlands is set to be abuzz with excitement when MI Cape Town aim to keep their play-off hopes alive in their all-important Betway SA20 clash against Sunrisers Eastern Cape on Friday evening. There is no hotter ticket in the Mother City with the grand old ground at the foot of Table Mountain having been sold out for weeks with the hospitality suites also overflowing with Cape Town’s social elite and sport stars. MI Cape Town will look to harness the roaring support of their h

It would be fair to suggest that James Coles would have been an unknown quantity to many South Africans when Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach Adrian Birrell raised his paddle for the young Sussex allrounder at the Betway Season 4 auction. But Birrell has long been an astute judge of talent and had been watching Coles’ trajectory ever since he made his first-class debut at 16 years and 157 days. Now 21, Coles is an established member of the England Lions squad after two successful

Ottneil Baartman delivered a seam-bowling masterclass to claim a marvellous hat-trick that formed part of a brilliant five-wicket haul to drive Paarl Royals into the Betway SA20 play-offs at Centurion on Thursday evening. Baartman became just the second bowler in Betway SA20 history to grab a hat-trick after Pretoria Capitals seamer Lungi Ngidi achieved the feat just last week against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. His victims were Andre Russell, Lizaad Williams and Ngid

The South Africa Under-19 Women maintained their perfect record in the Youth T20 Tri-Series, securing their fourth consecutive victory with a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe Under-19 Women in the fifth match at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Thursday. Melissa van der Merwe and Ziya Mohanlall led a dominant bowling performance with returns of 3/12 as the home side bowled out the tourists for 95 in the allotted 20 overs before Mieke van Voorst top-scored with a 40-ball 45 (6x4)

The South Africa Under-19 Women have enjoyed a perfect start to the ongoing Youth T20 Tri-Series against Zimbabwe Under-19 Women and the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI, currently taking place in Durban. Among the next wave of future stars preparing for next year’s ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal is 13-year-old KwaZulu-Natal Coastal batter Nobubelebesisa Zwane. Competing alongside and against players aged between 16 and 20, the youngster earned her m

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced Nestlé Bar One as its official snack partner in a multi-year deal. Nestlé is a leading global food and beverage company with a strong presence in South Africa. Its portfolio includes trusted local brands such as Bar One, a well-established confectionery brand known for its distinctive taste and enduring popularity among South African consumers. As the Official Snack Partner of CSA, Nestlé Bar One will deliver in-stadium fan experiences

Pretoria Capitals and Paarl Royals will be hoping to join Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the Betway SA20 playoffs when they meet at Centurion on Thursday evening (5.30pm). Two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape secured a fourth consecutive play-off spot after a comfortable victory over Joburg Super Kings at St George’s Park. The battle for the top two spots, with the prize being able to feature in Qualifier 1 at Kingsmead, is particularly hotly contested with Capitals (20) and

Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the first team to secure their place in the Betway SA20 Season 4 Play-offs with a resounding 63-run bonus point victory over Joburg Super Kings at St George’s Park on Wednesday evening. Sunrisers have reclaimed top position with 24 points, while JSK remain in fourth place on 17 points. The result also ensured that Durban’s Super Giants remain in contention for a play-off spot ahead of their final game against Paarl Royals at Kingsmead on Saturday

South Africa Under-19 Men’s head coach, Malibongwe Maketa, has expressed unwavering belief in his squad as they prepare to take on the world at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, hosted in Namibia and Zimbabwe. South Africa, drawn in Group D alongside Afghanistan, Tanzania and the West Indies, will be based in Windhoek, Namibia, for all group stage matches, with the later knockout rounds set to take place in Zimbabwe. Maketa emphasized that the squad was meticulously select

The race for the top four play-off spots has intensified as Betway SA20 Season 4 enters the business end of the season. All six teams are currently still in contention for a play-off berth heading into the final rounds of the round-robin stage. Pretoria Capitals currently top the standings with 20 points from eight matches. Below the Capitals there is a log jam for positions with Paarl Royals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape tied on 19 points in second and third positions respectiv

Top position on the Betway SA20 log will be up for grabs when Sunrisers Eastern Cape meet Joburg Super Kings in Match 24 at St George’s Park on Wednesday. The Sunrisers (19 points) surrendered their position at the summit when Pretoria Capitals (20 points) leapfrogged the two-time champions after their bonus point victory over MI Cape Town at Centurion but they can reclaim it with a victory over JSK. Equally, the Super Kings can move back to the top for the first time since t

Sikandar Raza climbed deeper into the hearts of the Paarl Royals faithful when the Zimbabwean international struck a six off the final ball to clinch a six-wicket victory over Durban's Super Giants at Boland Park on Tuesday evening. Royals required six runs off David Wiese’s final over and the equation was reduced to two runs off the last delivery, when Raza held his nerve in this Betway SA20 clutch moment to send the Royals fans into a state of delirium. It also saw the Roya

Jezé Campher produced an outstanding all-round performance to guide the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Youth XI to an 18-run victory over Zimbabwe Under-19 Women in the fourth match of the Youth T20 Tri-Series at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban on Tuesday. Campher top-scored with a solid 37 off 25 balls to lead the invitational side to 134/7 in their 20 overs before starring with ball in hand, picking up impressive figures of three for 15 in her two overs to restrict Zimbabwe to 11

Durban’s Super Giants’ season is on the line when they travel to Boland Park to meet Paarl Royals in a crucial Betway SA20 encounter on Tuesday (5.30pm). DSG have played eight matches - two more than Royals - and have collected 14 points thus far, leaving Lance Klusener’s side in fifth place and one point adrift of their hosts. A victory over Royals would place DSG firmly in contention for the play-offs but defeat would leave them with a do-or-die final league fixture in the

Pretoria Capitals delivered an inspired all-round performance to send MI Cape Town crashing to a 53-run defeat on balmy Betway SA20 evening at Centurion. The bonus-point victory propelled Pretoria Capitals to 20 points and top of the Betway SA20 table with Sunrisers Eastern Cape (19) dropping down to second. MI Cape Town’s play-off aspirations are hanging on by the barest of margins with only two matches remaining against Sunrisers Eastern Cape. A sold-out Monday night crowd