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Proteas T20 captain Aiden Markram. (X)

Markram and Conrad confront the reality of a T20 World Cup semi-final thrashing

The Proteas were dumped out of the T20 World Cup by New Zealand at the semi-final stage

David Miller played a stunning innings against India on Sunday. (X)

Why David Miller and the Proteas aren’t buying the T20 World Cup hype

South Africa has been here before — high on a group-stage win, only to stumble when the lights get brighte

Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada

Can Kagiso Rabada reclaim his spark?

In the high-octane world of T20 cricket, Rabada seems to be a man running at full tilt on a treadmill, putting in the effort and hitting the lengths, yet remaining in the same…

Marco Jansen celebrates taking the wicket of Rachin Ravindra during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav-ICC/ICC)

Jansen’s mystery ball and Markram’s mastery silence the Black Caps at T20 World Cup

Marco Jansen’s deceptive slower ball and Aiden Markram’s unbeaten 86 power South Africa to a commanding T20 World Cup win over New Zealand.

Proteas bowler Lungi Ngidi celebrates during South Africa’s T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan. (Proteas Men/X)

‘I’ve never been that stressed’: Ngidi and the Proteas survive a double Super Over epic

South Africa’s victory over Afghanistan felt less like a sporting triumph and more like an exorcism

India’s Virat Kohli hits a four while South Africa’s wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock gets ready for a catch during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 final cricket match between India and South Africa at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 29, 2024. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)

The Proteas’ gutsy performance in T20 World Cup final was far from choking

The team was impressive throughout the tournament, and losing to India should not detract from that

Over and out: The Proteas captain Dean Elgar at a post-match presentation at the Test between South Africa and India at Newlands in Cape Town on 4 January. (Grant Pitcher/Gallo Images)

Proteas’ loss, as three duck early

Three fine cricketers have retired early and unhappily, but it’s not all doom and gloom This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The…

Springbok flyhalf Handré Pollard Photos: Craig Mercer/Getty Images

The good, the bad and the Boks

There was much to report on this year with multiple World Cups taking place across several sporting codes

Quinton de Kock has scored four centuries in this tournament. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images)

Are the Proteas taking us down heartbreak lane?

South African cricket has given us a glimmer of hope … but history tells us how that story ends

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Steve Smith during the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Why don’t we support the Proteas like we do the Springboks?

South Africa’s cricket team does not raise national morale like the Boks do.

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Khaya Koko: John Steenhuisen, please take a knee

The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph

Naomi Osaka after winning the US Open final against Victoria Azarenka at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. (Photograph by Al Bello/ Getty Images)

Sport, the media and mental wellbeing

Players and journalists are necessarily intertwined, but there have to be more considerate and respectful ways to bring the game to spectators

Proteas bowler Lungi Ngidi celebrates dismissing Moeen Ali of England during the first T20 International match between South Africa and England at Buffalo Park in East London.  (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Cool-hand Ngidi scuttles England at the death

The fast bowler assured victory for the Proteas in a nail-biter T20 match

Captain’s innings: Quinton de Kock (left) scored a century in the first one-day international match between South Africa and England on Tuesday. He was ably supported by Temba Bavuma, who fell just two runs shy of scoring a century himself. The Proteas won the match by seven wickets. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Proteas change it up to blossom again

The Proteas have entered the England ODI series with nine changes from their World Cup line-up, as well as a new captain. It’s paying off, so far

Quinton de Kock’s cricketing brain has made him South Africa’s new ODI skipper. But if his batting genius is to win games on its own, first he must give up the keeper’s gloves.
(Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

From De Kock the dasher to Quinny the dutiful

Quinton de Kock’s cricketing brain has made him South Africa’s new ODI skipper. But if his batting genius is to win games on its own, first he must give up the keeper’s gloves.

Stumped: Proteas wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock took out my main man, India’s Rohit Sharma. (Noah Seelam/AFP)

Get good news. Yeah, right

This was meant to be the happy edition, but it’s much easier digging around in the muck

Quinton de Kock (Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

De Kock puts the Proteas on top, warns clean sweep will be ‘tough’

​Quinton de Kock’s century put the Proteas in a powerful position on the third day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Sunday

‘I’m proud to be the nominee of the House Democratic caucus once again for speaker of the House,’ Pelosi told reporters as votes were being counted. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

De Kock: That other fellow up there with the great Kohli and Amla

Don’t be perturbed if you didn’t realise quite how good he was. South African cricket-lovers are slower than any other nation’s at recognising genius.

‘I’m proud to be the nominee of the House Democratic caucus once again for speaker of the House,’ Pelosi told reporters as votes were being counted. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Proteas harvest the spoils on Indian soil

Despite a tense political backdrop, the SA team is drawing superb ODI performances out of its hat.

De Cocky gets a lesson in humility

The extremely talented youngster has found out that everyone needs to listen to advice.