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Friday May 17 , 2013

Lions will be Lonwabo Tsotsobe's third franchise in as many seasons © AFP Enlarge Lonwabo Tsotsobe will represent his third franchise in as many seasons after he decided to move to the Lions for the 2013/14 summer. Tsotsobe originally hails from the Eastern Cape and represented the Warriors for seven seasons before changing allegiances to the Dolphins over the past season and will now play for the Lions. . How frequently he turns out for the Johannesburg-based franchise will depend on his interna... (more)

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    Friday May 03 , 2013

    Jacques Kallis' manager, Dave Rundle clarified that the batsman still aspired to play Tests for South Africa © AFP Enlarge Jacques Kallis' decision to skip next month's Champions Trophy for personal reasons was a short-term one and he still aspired to play Tests and ODIs for South Africa, his manager Dave Rundle has said. Rundle's statement is a bid to clear the air on Kallis' decision, which was explained only in brief in the official team announcement on Thursday. . Jacques feels he needs some ... (more)

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      Thursday May 02 , 2013

      Jacques Kallis has not been named in South Africa's Champions Trophy squad after he made himself unavailable for selection due to personal reasons. Batsman JP Duminy meanwhile makes a return to the team. . Kallis has not been playing in bilateral one-day series, as a means to ensure that he is fit for Tests. However, he has stated that he is keen on playing World Cup 2015, and it was expected that he would be picked for the ICC tournament after coach Gary Kirsten stated that South Africa would re... (more)

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        Wednesday May 01 , 2013

        Jacques Kallis will make a return to South Africa's one-day squad for the Champions Trophy, which is due be announced in Cape Town on Thursday. The final 15 will also see a return to action for JP Duminy, who has not played competitively since last September. . Duminy has spent the last six months recovering from a ruptured Achilles' tendon which he sustained on the first day of the first Test against Australia in Brisbane last November. He was named in the XI but was injured before he could take... (more)

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          Monday Apr 22 , 2013

          Hashim Amla: I am looking forward to joining a team that has as rich a tradition as Dolphins. © Getty Images Enlarge Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, has left his domestic franchise Dolphins to join Cape Cobras. Amla, who's played South African domestic cricket only for Durban-based Dolphins and his province KwaZulu-Natal till now, said it was a difficult decision to move to the Cape Town-based Cobras.. After a great deal of consideration and detailed discussion with my family and closest c... (more)

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            Monday Apr 22 , 2013

            David Miller, the South Africa batsman, produced his best ever batting performance for Kings XI Punjab on Sunday night, slamming an unbeaten 80 off 41 balls to help his team chase down 186 with a ball to spare in Mohali. Pune Warriors must have more than fancied their chances after finishing on 185 for 4 in what has till now been a rather low-scoring tournament, but Miller's 128-run stand with Mandeep Singh was paced well enough to see the hosts home.. The idea, Miller said after the game, was to... (more)

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              Sunday Apr 21 , 2013

              Kenya 177 for 5 (Mishra 45, R Patel 37) beat South Africa Emerging Players 174 for 6 (Wiese 62*, Vallie 61, Variaya 3-35) by five wickets. Scorecard. Kenya continued their dominance in the T20 Quadrangular tournament, beating South Africa Emerging Players by five wickets on Sunday. The win puts them at the top of the table with two wins in two games. . Kenya, who won the toss, inserted South Africa Emerging Players and backed that decision by dismissing the openers quickly. A 56-run, third-wicket... (more)

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                Sunday Apr 21 , 2013

                South Africa Emerging Players 163 for 3 (Delport 69) beat Namibia 160 for 6 (van der Westhuizen 63) by 7 wickets. Scorecard and ball-by-ball details. A rapid half-century from Cameron Delport propelled South Africa Emerging Players to a seven-wicket win against Namibia in their opening game of the quadrangular T20 tournament in Windhoek. Delport, opening for South Africa, slammed 69 in 40 balls with 10 boundaries to help them chase down 161 with an over to spare. His team-mates could not match hi... (more)

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                  Thursday Apr 18 , 2013

                  Ahmed Amla is planning on pursuing a business degree post-retirement © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Enlarge Ahmed Amla, the Dolphins and KwaZulu-Natal batsman, has announced his decision to retire from all cricket. His agent said Amla was retiring to focus on his studies and pursue business interests.. Amla, 33, is the older brother of South African batsman Hashim Amla, although the two have had vastly different cricket careers. Ahmed never earned an international cap, although he hovered close to it through... (more)

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                    Friday Apr 12 , 2013

                    India drew their last Test series in South Africa 1-1 © AFP Enlarge India will tour South Africa for three Tests, seven ODIs and two Twenty20s beginning in December this year and extending to early 2014. This will be the teams' first meeting since two seasons ago when they battled for the No.1 ranking which India held onto under Gary Kirsten. Now, South Africa are mace holders with Kirsten in their camp. . There was talk of a fourth Test being built into the schedule but that has not materialised... (more)