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Pakistani Cricket Team In South Africa In 2020–21
The Pakistan cricket team toured South Africa in April 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Originally, the matches were scheduled to be played in October 2020. However, in August 2020, the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following month, it was confirmed that both cricket boards were looking for a window in the international calendar to play the matches. In October 2020, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced that the tour had been rescheduled for April 2021. In January 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the tour was still on their schedule for the 2021 calendar year. In February 2021, the tour dates were confirmed, including the addition of a fourth T20I fixture. On 4 March 2021, CSA announced that Temba Bavuma had been appointed as South Africa's limited overs captain, taking over the role f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temba Bavuma
Temba Bavuma (born 17 May 1990) is a South African international cricketer who is the current captain of the South African cricket team in Tests and ODI cricket, and formerly captained in T20I. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. He was the first black African cricketer to make a Test century for South Africa and the first to captain the side. Bavuma is one of three South African cricketers to score a century on ODI debut, scoring 113 runs against Ireland in September 2016. Under his captaincy, South Africa won the 2025 World Test Championship final, their first ICC tournament win in 27 years. Early life Brought up in the intense cricket culture of Langa – Bavuma, Thami Tsolekile and Malusi Siboto are all from the same street – Bavuma was educated at South African College Junior School in Newlands, and St David's Marist Inanda, a boys high School in Sandton. Domestic career Temba Bavuma made his debut in 2008 for Gauteng against Eastern Province. Batting in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Overs Cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed within one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty20 cricket (3-hour games), and 100-ball cricket (2.5 hours). The name reflects the rule that in the match each team bowls a set maximum number of Over (cricket), overs (sets of 6 legal Ball (cricket), balls), usually between 20 and 50, although T10 cricket, shorter and longer forms of limited overs cricket have been played. The concept contrasts with Test cricket, Test and first-class cricket, first-class matches, which can take up to five days to complete. One-day cricket is popular with spectators as it can encourage aggressive, risky, entertaining batting (cricket), batting, often results in cliffhanger endings, and ensures that a spectator can watch an entire match without committing to five days of continuous attendance. Structure Each team bats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andile Phehlukwayo
Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo (born 3 March 1996) is a South African professional cricketer. He is a left handed lower order batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He made his international debut for South Africa in September 2016. Early life Phehlukwayo won a bursary to Glenwood High School in Durban for field hockey. He was introduced to cricket by his guardian Rosemary Dismore, who employed his mother as a domestic worker. Early and domestic career In January 2014, Phehlukwayo was named in South Africa's 15 man squad for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Phehlukwayo was included in the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, Phehlukwayo was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In September 2018, Phehlukwayo was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lungi Ngidi
Lungisani True-man Ngidi (born 29 March 1996) is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national cricket team. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual Awards, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year. In July 2020, Ngidi was named both ODI and T20I cricketer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony. Ngidi was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won till date. Early life Ngidi was raised in Kloof, Durban and received a scholarship to attend Highbury Preparatory School. While growing up, Ngidi's mother was a domestic worker and his father was a maintenance worker at a local school. Ngidi received a scholarship to attend Hilton College School. During his first three years at Hilton, Ngidi represented Hilton at rugby before he stopped to focus on cricket. While at Hilton, Ngidi was coached by the former Zimbabwe all-rounder Neil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiaan Mulder
Pieter Willem Adriaan Mulder (born 19 February 1998), known as Wiaan Mulder, is a South African first-class cricketer. He made his ODI debut for South Africa in October 2017 and his Test debut in March 2019. In domestic cricket, Mulder plays for Imperial Lions and Gauteng. Mulder was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won till date. Early life Mulder was born in Johannesburg and educated at St Stithians College. He played age-group cricket for Gauteng from under-13 level onwards. Domestic career Mulder made his first-class cricket debut at The Wanderers for Highveld Lions against Cape Cobras in the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series in October 2016 whist still at school. He took seven wickets on debut, including 3/10 in the Cobras first innings.Moonda F (2016Keshav Maharaj bowls Dolphins to innings win CricInfo. Retrieved 8 May 2019. Prior to his debut, he was part of South Africa's squad for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Miller (South African Cricketer)
David Andrew Miller (born 10 June 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He currently plays for South African national team in limited overs cricket. He is an aggressive left-handed middle order batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He holds the record for the second fastest T20I century among full member ICC nations, and the fastest against full member opposition, achieving the milestone in 35 deliveries. He plays domestic cricket for the Dolphins and for Multan Sultans in Pakistan super League and for the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He also represents the South Africa national cricket team in both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International cricket. In September 2018, Miller announced that he would no longer be available to play first-class cricket. Domestic career Miller made his first-class debut in the Dolphins' final game of the 2007–08 domestic SuperSport Series, scoring a half-century in the first innings in which he ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janneman Malan
Janneman Nieuwoudt Malan (born 18 April 1996) is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in February 2019. Domestic and T20 career Malan was included in the North West squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Bloem City Blazers' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. Malan was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament, with 500 runs in ten matches. He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup tournament, with 1,046 runs in ten matches. In June 2018, Malan was named in the squad for the Cape Cobras team for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in Western Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Western Province in the tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisanda Magala
Sisanda Somila Bruce Magala (born 7 January 1991) is a South African professional cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in April 2021. Domestic career Magala was included in the Eastern Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup, taking 12 wickets. In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In October 2018, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. In May 2021, Magala was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshav Maharaj
Keshav Athmanand Maharaj (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional cricketer. Maharaj represents the South Africa national team in Tests, ODI and T20I cricket. He is currently the vice-captain of the side in limited overs cricket. Maharaj also captains Durban's Super Giants in the SA20. He is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler and lower-order batsman. He made his debut in first-class cricket for KwaZulu-Natal in 2006 and Test debut for South Africa in November 2016. He represents Dolphins in domestic cricket and Durban's Super Giants in SA20. Maharaj was a member of the South African team which won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final, the second ICC title the country has won till date. In September 2021, Maharaj captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs against Sri Lanka. He also made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka in the same month while also captaining the team in his debut match. Maharaj became the second bowler from South Africa to take a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beuran Hendricks
Beuran Eric Hendricks (born 8 June 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays as a left-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batter for Western Province. He made his international debut for South Africa in March 2014. Domestic career Following a superb 2012/13 first-class season taking 35 wickets in 7 matches, Hendricks has boosted his chances for an international call-up. His winter performances for South Africa A culminated in a match-winning 11-wicket haul against India A in Pretoria which earned him a call for the IPL where he will be representing Kings XI Punjab for a price of Rs 1.8 crore. In August 2017, he was named in Bloem City Blazers' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season. In October 2018, he was named in Jozi Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryn Dupavillon
Daryn Miles Dupavillon (born 15 July 1994) is a South African cricketer who represents KwaZulu-Natal and Pretoria Capitals. He is a right-arm fast bowler who bats right-handed. He made his international debut for South Africa in March 2020. Career Dupavillon made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal Inland against North West, on 14 March 2013. In August 2017, he was named in Durban Qalandars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. In September 2019, Dupavillon was named in the squad for the Durban Heat team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. Later the same month, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad for the 2019–20 CSA Provincial T20 Cup. In March 2020, Dupavillon was added to South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for the third and final match against Australia. He made his ODI debut for South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
In cricket, the wicket-keeper is the Cricket player, player on the fielding (cricket), fielding side who stands behind the wicket, ready to stop Delivery (cricket), deliveries that pass the batsman, and take a Caught, catch, Stumped, stump the batsman out, or run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 and of the ''Laws of Cricket''. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent run (cricket), runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismissal (cricket), dismiss the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
