Cricket

JP King blitzed the Lions attack in a sensational assault to take the Dafabet Warriors to an eight-wicket win in their Cricket SA T20 Challenge match at St George’s Park on Tuesday.

Eastern Cape Iinyathi bowler Alindile Mhletywa is chuffed to be the leading wicket-taker in the CSA Provincial T20 Knock-Out Challenge so far but says the job is far from done.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Premier League club cricket scores for the weekend were:

The Dafabet Warriors will be aiming to quickly regain that winning feeling when they continue their campaign in the Cricket SA T20 Challenge against the Lions at St George’s Park on Tuesday, starting at 6pm.

A perfectly-paced comeback century by Quinton de Kock was the linchpin for South Africa in Faisalabad tonight, as the Proteas flattened Pakistan by eight wickets in the second One-Day International (ODI).

The Dafabet Warriors will be fired up to use a resounding win over the Titans as the launching pad for a real tilt at the T20 Challenge cricket title this season.

Proteas allrounder Corbin Bosch believes they have enough in their arsenal to give Pakistan a good run for their money in the remainder of the ODI series in Faisalabad over the next few days.

Pakistan struck a nervy first blow in their three-match ODI series against SA, edging the nail-biting opening encounter by two wickets at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, on Tuesday evening.

Laura Wolvaardt could do no more. Having pulled her side into a World Cup final, with a knock for the ages, in the biggest match of her life, she produced another glorious performance — but this time her effort was not enough.

The NMB Premier League cricket summarised details for the weekend were

The Dafabet Warriors produced a near-perfect display with bat and ball to outclass the Titans by 86 runs in their T20 Challenge cricket match in Centurion on Saturday.

Laura Wolvaardt is not thinking about lifting the World Cup or pocketing the almost R115m first prize for winning the tournament, and instead is choosing to focus on the present.

There will be no surprise retirements from him anytime soon, as he plans to wear the green and gold for the longest period of time, Proteas wicketkeeper-batsmen Quinton de Kock said.

SA’s Test wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne believes the Proteas are carrying quiet confidence into their upcoming tour of India, following what he described as a “positive” series against Pakistan.

Laura Wolvaardt realised her childhood dream by scoring a brilliant century and captaining South Africa to their first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final.