10/10/2026

Cricket

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The De Villiers field at SACS

A view of the De Villiers field at SACS in Newlands, Cape Town. This is the field where SACS play their 1st XI matches.

First over of the innings at SACS’ De Villiers field in Newlands, Cape Town

The first over of the Paarl Vallei 2nd XI innings against SACS 2nd XI on the De Villiers field at SACS in Newlands, Cape Town.

Duanne Olivier is 8 balls away from making Test cricket history!

Proteas paceman Duanne Olivier is just 8 balls away from making Test cricket history. When Olivier delivers his 2000th ball in Test cricket, he will appear on […]

4 DECISIONS SOUTH AFRICA MUST MAKE TO BEAT INDIA!

Simon Lewis, editor of The Ball, lays out his four crucial decisions that the Proteas management must make if they want to beat the strong touring Indian […]

South Africa is always a competitive team – Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara, the anchor that underpins the exciting Indian batting line-up, shares his thoughts ahead of the Test series against an “always competitive” South African side… and […]

Goodall leads stirring run chase as Proteas claim 3-1 series lead

Lara Goodall’s career-best half-century helped the Momentum Proteas complete their highest successful One-Day International chase as they beat India Women by seven wickets to surge into an […]

This is SA’s best chance to beat the Aussies…

The XI players the Proteas must select if they have any hope of beating Australia at the SCG… or at least making it past day four!

Hit over the top like Dawid Malan

England’s Dawid Malan is not the No.1 ranked batter in T20i cricket for nothing. Composed and deliberate at the crease, he also packs a powerful punch when […]

Whiteball batting inspiration…

What to do before a whiteball innings? Watch this video! Have a watch of this video to build your confidence while you wait for your chance to […]

Stokes prepares to rule Newlands

England’s CWC match-winner Ben Stokes was enjoying his warm-up at Newlands Cricket Ground ahead of the whiteball series against South Africa at the end of November 2020. […]

Moeen Ali looks ahead to SA tour

Wonderfully frank and candid (without being explosive) press Zoom interview with Moeen Ali ahead of the whiteball series against the Proteas in South Africa (November 2020). The […]

LIVE LAUNCH: Chiwanza on Sport… is live

On 29 August 2020, The Ball magazine launched the first sportsbook by the talented writer C.S Chiwanza.

Pure MS Dhoni magic!

In MS Dhoni’s second last Test match back in 2014 he pulled off a magnificent instinctive run out to send Aussie dangerman Steve Smith packing. Unforgettable!

MS Dhoni: Master and Commander

One of the great entertainers in world cricket, and a legendary performer, MS has finally hung up his bat, pads, gloves, helmets and caps after one of […]

MS Dhoni – one of the greats

ICC congratulates MS Dhoni for a marvellous career after the legendary keeper/batter tweeted his retirement. Photo: ICC/Getty Images

Beyond the Boundary premieres on Netflix

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 documentary has been released worldwide on Netflix. The documentary celebrates the 17-day tournament, which saw the emergence of new heroes […]

Charlotte Serwadi, a true Titans star

Charlotte Serwadi’s interest for the game was sparked by a Bakers Mini Cricket festival when she was just six, at Masingita Primary School, and it is a […]

Proteas heading for Culture Camp

The Proteas men’s High Performance squad of 32 will assemble for a culture camp in Skukuza from 18-22 August 2020.

Mini-Cricket season ends on a high

ABOVE: Kagiso Rapulana of the Lions working with children from Qhoweng Primary School during the KFC Mini-Cricket Provincial Festival at Queens High School on November 09 in Johannesburg, […]

Le Tissier’s unplayable skyball

Guernsey offie Luke Le Tissier sent down an unplayable ball to Guernsey team-mate Ben Ferbrache during a Covid-19 exhibition match on 30 May 2020, the first cricket […]