Zaahier Adams

Senior Cricket Writer

Watch VideoJP Duminy warns Proteas: Play the ball, not the man, ahead of crucial India T20 World Cup clash

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With the T20 World Cup heating up, JP Duminy stresses the importance of mental fortitude for the Proteas ahead of their all-important Super Eights clash against ...

Watch VideoMorkel vs Morkel: A family divided as India take on the Proteas in massive T20 World Cup clash

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Blood may be thicker than water, but for Albie and Morne Morkel, all bets are off this Sunday as the Proteas and India go head-to-head at the Narendra Modi Stadium. ...

Proteas qualify for T20 World Cup Super 8 after Afghanistan beat UAE

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The Proteas have qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights stage ahead of their match against the UAE in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Watch VideoProteas eye Super 8s rotation: Nortje and Maphaka set for UAE clash?

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With qualification for the Super Eights virtually secured, Proteas coach Shukri Conrad looks set to rotate his squad for Wednesday’s T20 World Cup fixture against ...

Watch VideoProteas' Tristan Stubbs, David Miller show why they are big-money players after Super Over heroics

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The Proteas will reflect in amazement that it was ultimately them that came out on the right side after staring down the barrel as many as three times in their pulsating ...

Stellenbosch FC mourn death of Jeandre Gaffoor ahead of Cup tie against Kaizer Chiefs

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Grief-stricken Stellenbosch FC will have to put aside their emotions when they face Kaizer Chiefs in their Nedbank Cup tie at DHL Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Watch VideoLuck of the Irish and wisdom of a legend: Meeting Eoin Morgan at Boland Park

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Eoin Morgan—the architect of England's white-ball revolution — talks tactical brilliance, the vital importance of the SA20, and why the shortest format is the only ...

Watch VideoRyan Rickelton riddle: Why Domestic dominance wasn't enough for T20 World Cup selection

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As the debate rages over Ryan Rickelton’s omission from the Proteas' T20 World Cup squad, we dive into the tactical and structural realities facing Shukri Conrad. ...

Watch VideoFrom grovelling to greatness: Proteas conquer their Everest in India

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The Proteas They outsmarted India at their own game. The Proteas spinners, and one in particular Simon Harmer, were too cunning for India’s batters, and in reverse ...

Watch Video'Bloody proud' Proteas make history with first Test series victory in India in 25 years

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All Test series triumphs on foreign soil are to be cherished for their rarity value alone, but the Proteas 2-0 clean sweep of India completed on the fifth and final ...

Watch VideoJansen breaks open Guwahati Test as Proteas edge closer to historic India series win

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Marco Jansen followed up his batting performance with a heroic bowling display to put the Proteas firmly in charge of the second Test in Guwahati.

Keshav Maharaj's 7-for restricts Pakistan to 333

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Keshav Maharaj has claimed a 12th career five-wicket haul to bowl Pakistan out for 333 on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi.

BREAKING NEWS | Proteas Women stick to tried and trusted for ICC World Cup

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Laura Wolvaardt will lead an experienced 15-player squad at the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Watch VideoPICS: Temba Bavuma and the Proteas watch Dominik Szoboszlai's Liverpool winner at Anfield

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Temba Bavuma, a Liverpool fanatic, thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching the English champions defeat their closest rivals Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday. ...

Watch VideoShukri Conrad places his trust in teenager Kwena Maphaka to lead Proteas Test attack

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Kwena Maphaka’s development as a top-class paceman is integral to Proteas coach Shukri Conrad’s overall plan of growing the South African fast bowling depth.

Watch Video‘As South Africans, when people come at us, we go back even harder,’ says Proteas superstar Kagiso Rabada

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Kagiso Rabada shares his journey from vulnerability to triumph as a World Test Champion, revealing how the sight of the Baggy Green fuels his competitive spirit. ...

Watch VideoCricket SA must strike while Test iron is hot to maximise Proteas’ success

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England's thrilling Test victory over India has reignited debates about the future of Test cricket. As the Proteas emerge victorious on the world stage, Cricket ...

Watch VideoMiane Smit's Caribbean 'fun' sets her up for a place in the Proteas Women's World Cup squad

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The Proteas Women’s team may have lost a second successive T20I series, but they are beginning to unearth a group of promising youngsters to take the team forward. ...

Watch Video'I'm willing to give my blood for the Proteas,' says Kagiso Rabada after Lord's redemption

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Kagiso Rabada was eternally grateful to share the moment of breaking a 27-year ICC major trophy curse with his Proteas teammates at Lord's.

Temba Bavuma's Proteas are in touching distance of realising the African dream at Lord's

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Temba Bavuma’s Proteas require just 69 more runs on Saturday morning to realise their dream of winning the World Test Championship final here at rousing Lord’s. ...

Aiden Markram's 102* and courageous Temba Bavuma take Proteas to brink of WTC Final glory

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Aiden Markram’s sublime 102 not out and a hobbling Temba Bavuma’s undefeated 65 have since taken over the baton with a brilliant unbroken second-wicket stand of ...

Watch VideoDavid Bedingham: Amazing chance for ‘confident’ Proteas to win World Test Championship final against Australia

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David Bedingham showed his vast experience of English conditions by top-scoring in the Proteas’ first innings with a workmanlike 45 off 111 balls.

Lungi Ngidi lights up gloomy Lord’s to provide Proteas with glimmer of hope in World Test Championship final

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Fourteen wickets fell on another spellbinding day of the World Test Championship final between the Proteas and Australia at Lord's on Thursday.

Watch VideoAndrew Hudson warns young Proteas in World Test Championship final: ‘You just know you’re in a fight when facing Aussies’ ...

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Former Proteas batter Andrew Hudson believes it is not just an examination of a players’ technical ability, but more mental capacity to keep Australia at bay.

Watch VideoSydney hero Fanie de Villiers backs Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder to be Proteas trump cards

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Former South African bowler Fanie de Villiers believes the Proteas possess “two jewels” in all-rounders Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder who have the potential to swing ...