Cricket

Dafabet Warriors captain Matthew Breetzke is a short man but he stood impressively tall with the bat as most of his teammates floundered around him to guide his side to a total of 244 on the first day of their Cricket SA 4-Day Series match against the Titans in Centurion on Tuesday.

The Proteas Women marched to their fifth consecutive win and to the top of the table as they beat the rain and Pakistan by 150 runs via the DLS Method in their ICC Women’s World Cup match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday evening.

The Dafabet Warriors can expect a backlash of serious proportions when they take on the Titans in their fourth Cricket SA 4-Day Series fixture in Centurion, starting on Wednesday, before a break of about six weeks.

The Proteas Women have edged closer to making the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup by winning their last three games, but there is still much room for improvement.

The Dafabet Warriors will be aiming to build on an encouraging start when they host Boland in their third match in the Cricket SA 4-Day Series, starting at St George’s Park on Tuesday.

Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon made crucial half-centuries as the Proteas Women beat Bangladesh by three wickets in their ICC Women's World Cup round-robin clash in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

Of all the nations contesting the cricket Women’s World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, the Proteas have arguably had the most compelling journey so far.

Namibia pulled off a shock four-wicket win overSouth Africa in a one-off Twenty20 international on Saturday that marked the opening of the new cricket stadium in Windhoek.

South Africa is still weighing up whether to start two or three front-line spinners for the first Test against Pakistan that starts in Lahore on Sunday.

At the start of the new World Test Championship cycle, Kyle Verreynne is looking back to the last one, drawing not just inspiration, but also tactical know-how.

Nadine de Klerk went, higher, further and longer, propelling the Proteas to a nail-biting three-wicket victory over India on Thursday.

Kwena Maphaka has been ruled out of action for four weeks after scans revealed a hamstring strain picked up while playing for the DP World Lions in the domestic Four-Day Series last week.

SA’s next goal at the Women’s World Cup is to create silence.

Proteas fast bowler Corbin Bosch is one of only two South African cricketers who will play all formats on the upcoming tour of Pakistan, the other being Dewald Brevis.

Another century for Tazmin Brits and four wickets for Nonkululeko Mlaba saw SA get their Women's World Cup challenge back on track with a comfortable six-wicket victory against New Zealand on Monday.