The Proteas Women’s maiden home tour against Australia will now take place from 24 March-18 April 2027 after the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy was confirmed for 14-28 February The historic bilateral tour will include three T20 Internationals (T20Is) on 24, 27 and 30 March in Kimberley, Benoni and Potchefstroom and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) on 3, 7 and 10 April in Durban, Paarl and Gqeberha. The Australian visit will conclude with a one-off Advtech Test from

A career-best 114 from Hanu Viljoen wasn't enough as the Dafabet Boland batters chased down 175 to claim a final over seven wicket victory over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Sunday. The Dolphins found themselves in early trouble after being sent in to bat, with the Boland bowling attack making an immediate impact to reduce the hosts to just 12/3 inside the fourth over. Glenton Stuurman struck first when Romashan Pill

Kagiso Rabada breathed fire in his opening spell, while Simon Harmer confounded the batters with his turn to guide South Africa to a famous win in Cape Town. With this, South Africa won the series 2-1. This was a remarkable result as the Proteas had lost the opening Test by a hefty margin, before they fought back to win the series. The result helped South Africa overtake Australia to become the No.1 ranked side in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings, and also helped push Austral

Centuries from Ryan Rickelton and Wiaan Mulder helped South Africa stage a magnificent lower-order fightback, leaving Australia a formidable target of 288 runs to win the ICC World Test Championship 2025/27 series-deciding third Test at Newlands in Cape Town. Resuming their second innings under pressure at 140/4 on the fourth morning, South Africa were eventually bowled out for 387 in 134.4 overs. The hosts' total was anchored by a heroic 154-run partnership for the sixth wic

YesPlay Cobras' Faye Tunnicliffe is ahead of the pack with the bat in the Hollywoodbets Pro50 Series. CSA The first month of the Hollywoodbets Pro Series has produced a number of standout performances, with some of South Africa’s leading international and domestic cricketers making their mark in both the Hollywoodbets Pro50 and Pro20 Series. From three centuries on the opening day to match-winning five-wicket hauls, the country’s premier women’s domestic competition has deliv

The Hollywoodbets Dolphins are looking to carry their positive momentum into the Super 8 phase of the YesPlay Pro20 Cup when they host Dafabet Boland at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Sunday. The Dolphins enjoyed a largely consistent round-robin campaign, despite suffering two defeats and head coach Quinton Friend believes his side is in a good position as the competition enters a crucial new phase. With the standard expected to rise and a place in the semi-finals up for

Nathan Lyon ended South Africa captain Temba Bavuma’s resistance in the middle as Australia closed Day 3 of the third ICC World Test Championship Test in an advantageous position. With a 40-run lead in the second innings, the Proteas are four wickets down in the second innings at the score of 140. The hosts had mounted an impressive display earlier on Day 3, restricting Australia to 429 after they began the day’s play with six wickets in hand and 330 runs on the board. Josh I

South Africa U19 Women head coach Dinesha Devnarain is looking forward to the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, taking place in Bangladesh and Nepal from 21 January-6 February 2027, following the recent announcement of the tournament schedule and group-stage opponents. South Africa, who hosted the inaugural edition in 2023 and reached the final in 2025, have been drawn in Group B alongside New Zealand, Samoa and Pakistan, whom they faced in a successful Youth T20 International (

Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green scored gritty half-centuries in a 126-run third-wicket partnership to stabilize Australia’s batting order in the deciding fixture of the ICC World Test Championship series against South Africa. Replying to South Africa's first-innings total of 329, the visitors were 184 for 2 before Marco Jansen broke through on Day 2 of the Cape Town Test. The pacer first dismissed Renshaw for a hard-fought 74, which also marked Jansen’s 100th wicket in Test cr

The stakes are rising in the YesPlay Pro20 Cup, with the Catch Prize increasing from R2-million to R3-million as the competition enters the Super 8 stage, where eight teams will battle it out for a place in the semi-finals. WSB Eastern Storm and Garden Route Badgers are the only Division 2 teams to progress to the Super 8 stage, earning the opportunity to test themselves against some of the country’s leading domestic sides. With home fixtures on the horizon, both teams are ca

An exciting day of cricket unfolded on the opening day of the third and final Test between Australia and South Africa in Cape Town. South Africa had a brilliant start with the bat but the Aussies turned the tide with the ball, courtesy Mitchell Starc's brilliance with the ball to nab a 20th career Test five-for. Australia suffered a setback ahead of the third and final Test against South Africa, with Steve Smith ruled out of the series decider due to a neck injury. Smith had

The YesPlay Pro20 Cup Super 8s have been confirmed and exciting matchups lie in wait, with eight teams vying for a place in the final four. The eight teams each come into the new stage of the competition carrying the points from their round robin matches against the other three to have qualified from their pool, meaning they will only take on the other four from the opposite pool. DP World Lions have had a near perfect campaign so far having finished top of Pool B and will be

Betway SA20 has appointed leading event ticketing platform, Fever, the world’s leading tech platform for discovering culture and live entertainment, as the official ticketing partner for the League. With fans at the heart of the Betway SA20 experience, this appointment brings enterprise-grade ticketing technology and global expertise to the League. Fever will power online and on-site ticket sales and provide dedicated customer support, helping fans buy and manage tickets for

Gerald Coetzee is all set to return to the longest format of the game after almost two years, as he replaces Anrich Nortje in the South Africa side for the final match of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2025/27 series against Australia. The remainder of the side is the same as the one that featured in the brilliant innings win in Gqeberha. Coetzee made his debut against West Indies at Centurion in February 2023, taking three wickets and last appeared in November 2024,

The Fidelity Titans and the Garden Route Badgers both secured victories in the latest round of the Hollywoodbets Pro20 Series on Sunday, remaining the only unbeaten sides in the competition after Week 4. The Titans claimed a comprehensive nine-wicket win over the YesPlay Cobras following an unbeaten 78 off 45 balls (13x4, 1x6) from captain Anneke Bosch in Tshwane. In Oudtshoorn, the Badgers outmuscled the Warriors by five wickets in a low-scoring affair, with key all-rounder

Annerie Dercksen claimed a stunning five-wicket haul to propel the Garden Route Badgers to their first Hollywoodbets Pro50 Series victory of the campaign over the Warriors, while Lara Goodall anchored a successful YesPlay Cobras chase against the Fidelity Titans on Saturday. Dercksen recorded career-best List A figures of 5/44 to help the Badgers dismiss newcomers Warriors for 145 all out and wrap up a comfortable 98-run win at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn. In the firs

Travis Head has offered an honest assessment of Australia’s collapse in Gqeberha in the second ICC World Test Championship Test against South Africa. While Head's slow-burn 121 in the second innings stood out as a highlight in Australia's heavy loss, it stressed on a persistent issue across recent matches - Australia’s dependence on lone-ranger batting performances rather than collective team efforts. "We've spoken as a group going into this series that we've sort of had one

A brilliant spell of 4/12 from Ottniel Baartman proved the catalyst as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins demolished the Garden Route Badgers by 10 wickets in their shortened YesPlay Pro20 Cup clash at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium on Friday night. The match had to be reduced to eight overs a side after a significant rain delay during the Badgers innings forced the match to be shortened. Baartman’s spell meant the Badgers were always on the back foot throughout their shortened inni

The group stage of the 2026/27 YesPlay Pro20 Cup is set for an exciting conclusion this weekend, with six teams battling for the two remaining spots in the Super 8s. In Pool A, Momentum Multiply Titans have been the dominant force in this season’s competition, remaining the only unbeaten side after winning all six of their matches. They will be joined in the Super 8s by Dafabet Boland and YesPlay Cobras, who have both won five matches. The Paarl-based Boland side sit second

The Hollywoodbets Pro Series heads into week four with an exciting fixture line-up over the weekend. The unbeaten Fidelity Titans take on the YesPlay Cobras in Tshwane, while the Garden Route Badgers return to action after two bye weekends to host the Warriors in Oudtshoorn. Entry to all Hollywoodbets Pro50 and Pro20 matches is free, with the encounters also streamed live on Cricket South Africa's YouTube channel. The Titans currently lead the standings in both competitions a