File photo – Alviro Petersen rejected CSA’s plea bargain because he thought the charges were “heavy-handed” © AFP Former South Africa opening batsman Alviro Petersen has denied ever accepting a bribe or contriving to fix matches but admitted to “playing along” with those involved in the match-fixing scandal in the domestic T20 tournament. Petersen was charged on Saturday by Cricket South Africa with six breaches of the anti-corruption code. In…
Petersen denies fixing allegation, rejects CSA's plea bargain
File photo – Alviro Petersen rejected CSA’s plea bargain because he thought the charges were “heavy-handed” © AFP Former South Africa opening batsman Alviro Petersen has denied ever accepting a bribe or contriving to fix matches but admitted to “playing along” with those involved in the match-fixing scandal in the domestic T20 tournament. Petersen was charged on Saturday by Cricket South Africa with six breaches of the anti-corruption code. In…
Sutherland defends Australian Test team's preparation
James Sutherland: “I don’t think the preparation is anything that Australian cricket can complain about because South Africa have had the same schedule in terms of preparation as we have” © Getty Images James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s chief executive, has claimed the national team had near identical preparation to South Africa despite the facts telling a rather different story. As the hosts came to terms with another disastrous batting display…
Sri Lanka buoyed by recent Test success – Herath
Herath: “It was easier to captain when every single player was performing and contributing a lot to the team.” © AFP Rangana Herath, who led Sri Lanka to a 2-0 sweep of Zimbabwe in his first series as captain, has said that the team’s recent run in Test cricket bodes well for the South Africa tour, which starts with the Boxing Day Test in Port Elizabeth. Sri Lanka’s 257-run victory…
WICB cancels Bravo's match contract, serves him notice
Darren Bravo was replaced in the squad for the Zimbabwe tri-series after his remarks about WICB president Dave Cameron © AFP The West Indies Cricket Board has sent a notice to Darren Bravo saying the batsman’s match contract has been cancelled due to the “disparaging” remarks he made on Twitter about board president Dave Cameron earlier in the week. In an e-mail sent to Bravo on Friday, Richard Pybus, WICB’s…
Second day in Hobart washed out
South Africa 5 for 171 (Amla 47, Starc 3-49) lead Australia 85 (Smith 48*, Philander 5-21, Abbott 3-41) by 86 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:47 ‘Smith showed pitch wasn’t impossible to bat on’ Persistent rain in Hobart forced the abandonment of the second day’s play between Australia and South Africa without a ball being bowled. It means that South Africa will resume on the third morning at 5 for…
Morkel and Kuhn give Titans winning start
Titans 194 for 4 (Kuhn 83*, Viljoen 2-34) beat Lions 152 for 8 (Van der Dussen 51, Morkel 3-12) by 42 runsScorecard File photo: Albie Morkel hit 30 off 23 balls to inject impetus into Titans’ innings © Getty Images A strong all-round performance from Titans’ captain Albie Morkel ensured the defending champions got their campaign off to a winning start. Morkel shared in the highest partnership of the innings…
Kruger, de Lange help Knights open with win
Knights 184 for 8 (Kruger 74, Paterson 3-40) beat Cape Cobras 146 (Petersen 39, de Lange 3-17, Kruger 2-30) by 38 runsScorecard Marchant de Lange picked up the crucial wicket of Richard Levi © BCCI Knights opened South Africa’s domestic T20 season with a strong batting performance to derail Cape Cobras by 38 runs in Johannesburg on Saturday. Patrick Kruger top scored with a 49-ball 74 as Knights posted 184…
Mosaddek, Shakib star in Dhaka win
Dhaka Dynamites 170 for 6 (Mosaddek 48*, Afridi 2-22) beat Rangpur Riders (Naeem 26, Shakib 2-17) by 78 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mosaddek Hossain hit seven fours and two sixes in his 28-ball 48 © BCB Dhaka Dynamites couldn’t quite make use of Mosaddek Hossain‘s late-order hitting against Rajshahi Kings, but his unbeaten 28-ball 48 came in handy on Saturday as Dhaka Dynamites beat Rangpur Riders by 78 runs in…
Darren Bravo sent home from Zimbabwe tri-series
Darren Bravo was handed a grade C contract by the WICB earlier this month © Getty Images The WICB has replaced batsman Darren Bravo in the West Indies squad for the ODI tri-series in Zimbabwe with Jason Mohammed. The announcement came a day after Bravo reacted on Twitter to WICB chairman Dave Cameron’s interview, where he had said Bravo was offered a grade C contract due to his slipping batting…