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TimesLIVE
2 days ago
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- TimesLIVE
Proteas to meet Black Caps in Tri-Series final after beating Zim
Ruben Hermann and Rassie van der Dussen made half-centuries as the Proteas romped to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their third match of the T20 Tri-Series at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday afternoon. The result saw the Proteas bounce back from defeat against New Zealand on Wednesday. Chasing Zimbabwe's target of 145, Hermann and captain Van der Dussen were the star performers, sharing a 106-run partnership. They set the ship back on course after Zimbabwe's Tinotenda Maposa made early inroads in the first power play, removing openers Lhuan-dre Pretorius (4) and Reeza Hendricks (6). Though he could not carry the Proteas over the line after being bowled by Richard Ngavara, Herman's 63 off 36 balls played a crucial role in getting the Proteas their second win of the series, which confirmed a place in the final on Saturday with a game in hand. Game. Set. Match 🇿🇦💥 The Proteas Men beat Zimbabwe to book their place in next Saturday's Tri-Series final ✅🏆 #SSCricket | #ZIMvRSA — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) July 20, 2025 Van der Dussen finished with an impressive unbeaten 52 runs. He was accompanied by Dewald Brevis at the end as the Proteas got home with 16 balls to spare. Opener Brian Bennett belted 61 runs off 43 balls to help the home team to a respectable total of 144 for six. Bennett was the mainstay of the innings, with most of the Chevrons' top and middle orders struggling to get going. He paced his innings well, going at a good strike rate of 141.86 while scoring seven fours and three sixes. The only other major contribution came via the unbeaten 36 of Ryan Burl, who fought against accurate Proteas death bowling while losing partners at the other end. The Proteas pacers did not give Bennett and his opening partner Wessly Madhevere any room to breathe after they won the toss and bowled. It took almost three overs for Zimbabwe to get the ball to the boundary. And just when they were getting their groove on, Cobin Bosch had Madhevere caught at mid-off by Van der Dussen for 13. Bosch continued with his persistent good length, leading to the dismissal of Clive Madande, who hit the ball straight back at him for a caught-and-bowled. With Bennett and Sikandar Raza in the middle, Zimbabwe concluded the first power play on 29/2, but Raza had a short stay at the crease, being caught at deep square by Nandre Burger off the bowling of spinner Nqaba Peter's tossed up delivery. Bennett stayed composed despite losing partners and, with Burl, put on a stand of 78 runs off 47 deliveries. The 21-year-old Bennett progressed to his third career fifty before the Proteas bowlers regrouped to counter. Ngidi outfoxed the dangerous Bennett with a slower ball, which bowled him in the 15th over. In the next over, Burger removed Tashinga Musekiwa for a golden duck, caught in the deep by Dewald Brevis. The Proteas' death bowlers mixed it up in the closing overs with yorkers and slower balls to restrict the Zimbabweans. Bosch finished with economical figures of two for 16 runs. South Africa play New Zealand on Tuesday (1pm) before taking on the Black Caps in the final on Saturday (1pm).
Morocco World
5 days ago
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- Morocco World
Nigeria vs Zambia WAFCON: Where and When to Watch Quarterfinals
Rabat – Nigeria and Zambia will clash this evening as part of the Women's African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarterfinals. The quarterfinals match will take place at the Larbo Zaouli stadium at 5 p.m. local time Several broadcasters will air the match. If you are in Zambia, you can watch the match at ZNBC, Diamond TV, or SuperSport. Nigerians can watch the match on SuperSport. Nigeria kicked off its stage group game with a win 3-0 against Tunisia. It also won its second game against Botswana 1-0. Meanwhile, Zambia drew 2-2 with Morocco in their first stage group match against Morocco 2-2. They won their remaining group games 3-2 and 1-0 against Senegal and DR Congo, respectively. Zambia finished third in the 2022 Wafcon after a hard-fought win over Nigeria in the bronze medal match. This year marks their fourth appearance in the continental tournament. In addition to Zambia vs Nigeria, today's fixtures also include a quarterfinal match between Morocco and Mali. The W The WAFCON game will take place at 8 p.m. local time at the Rabat Olympic Stadium. Arriyadia TNT and beIN Sports will air the match. Tags: morocco wafconnigeria wafcon
TimesLIVE
5 days ago
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- TimesLIVE
Akani Simbine, Zakithi Nene set for Diamond League return in London
Relay sprint stars Akani Simbine and Zakithi Nene return to Diamond League action in London on Saturday as they step up their preparation for the world championships in Tokyo in September. The duo, who anchored the South African men's 4x100m and 4x400m teams to gold at World Relays in China in May, have spent more than the past month in training, away from competition. Simbine, winner of the 60m bronze at the world indoor championships in March, has gone unbeaten over 100m so far this season with six wins out of six. But he'll do well to make it seven on Saturday when he goes up against Olympic 100m and 200m champions, American Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo of Botswana. At this meet last year Simbine finished second behind Lyles — but ahead of Tebogo — while dipping under 9.90sec for the second time in his career. The South African speedster achieved that two more times during the Paris Olympics the next month, lowering his national mark to 9.82 while finishing fourth in the final. Also in the line-up are Jamaicans Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake as well as the British trio of Zharnel Hughes, world indoor champion Jeremiah Azu and Louie Hinchliffe, all members of the relay outfit that took bronze behind South Africa in Paris. Nene, who has notched up two second places in Diamond League meets this year as well as a victory in Nairobi, faces five Olympic medallists as well as Zambian Commonwealth Games 400m champion Muzala Samukonga. Vernon Norwood was part of the victorious US 4x400m ensemble in France, with Bayapo Ndori and Busang Kebinatshipi competing for runners-up Botswana. Olympic 400m silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith and Charlie Dobson ran for the third-placed British team. But Nene owns the fastest season's best in the field, courtesy of the 43.76 he clocked in Kenya. The meeting will be broadcast on SuperSport channel 208 from 3pm.
TimesLIVE
6 days ago
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- TimesLIVE
Proteas coaches will back aggressive style, even if it leads to defeat
From experimental line-ups to switching the batting order and playing more aggressively, the Proteas are showing they are willing to accept losses while building towards next year's T20 World Cup. So mistakes will be made, as was the case on a few occasions in Wednesday's 21-run loss to New Zealand in Harare in their second Tri-Series match. But batting coach Ashwell Prince said he and head coach Shukri Conrad want to ensure players' natural styles come to the fore. 'It's about people going out there, playing on the front foot — by that we mean if being aggressive is your style, then play that way, that is what we try to encourage,' said Prince. Similar thinking has driven the success of the Test side in the past 18 months. Another entertaining innings from Dewald Brevis for the @ProteasMenCSA 🤩🇿🇦 #SAvZIM | #SSCricket — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) July 15, 2025 Prince cited the impact of Dewald Brevis, who in his past two innings scored 76 runs at a strike rate of 217.14. While there was a query about whether it was important for Brevis to make 50 and see out the game, Prince said it was more important to affect the outcome than be worried about personal milestones. 'It's not about getting to 50. It's about playing an innings that can make an impact to win the game. Brevis did that in the first game and he was perhaps on track to do that [on Wednesday], but sometimes it goes for you and others it doesn't.' Brevis made 35 off 18 balls, hitting three sixes, and while he was at the crease South Africa had a chance of beating the Black Caps. Having struck two sixes in the 12th over bowled by Matt Henry, in chasing a third the precocious right-hander was caught off the last ball of the over on the long-on boundary. Rather than chastise for that error, Prince and Conrad are more likely to encourage such endeavour. The Proteas have lost the services of Heinrich Klaasen in the middle order but Brevis' two innings in the triangular series in Zimbabwe, with the form he showed in the SA20, domestically for the Northerns Titans and in a brief stint with the Chennai Super Kings, indicated a readiness to step into Klaasen's position. What he needs is support and he, with other young tyros including Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Kwena Maphaka, must be given time on the international stage. 🇿🇦 Dewald Brevis is hitting his stride and looking sharp ahead of today's clash with New Zealand in the Tri-Nations Series 🏏🔥 #WozaNawe — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 16, 2025 'These guys are talented youngsters. You have to be mindful that they are coming onto the biggest stage at 18 and 19 years old. We need to have patience with these guys, we are fully confident in their abilities and trust them to do their thing,' said Prince. The newly appointed Proteas selection convener Patrick Maroney will in all probability support that mindset. Maroney has worked provincially at the Central Gauteng Lions — serving on the board at the union at one stage — and been a national U-19 selector, where he worked with Conrad and has more than 20 years' experience. Maroney will appoint an independent selector, who with Conrad will be responsible for choosing Proteas squads. Maroney will report to the director of national teams, Enoch Nkwe. 'His deep understanding of the game, combined with decades of experience in talent identification and selection at various levels, makes him the ideal person for the job,' said Nkwe.
TimesLIVE
15-07-2025
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- TimesLIVE
Proteas not fazed by Walter's insider knowledge, says George Linde
When the Proteas face New Zealand at the Harare Sports Club in their second match of the Tri-Nation Series on Wednesday (1pm), the familiar face of Rob Walter will be in the opposing dugout. Walter coached the Proteas white-ball team for two years until April and there is no doubt he will know the tactical strengths and weaknesses of most of the players, having worked with them in the national set-up and watched them on the domestic circuit. The Proteas beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in their opening game on Monday and a win against the Black Caps will put them in the driver's seat for the rest of the series. Proteas spinning-all-rounder George Linde, who picked up three wickets for 10 runs in the Zimbabwe game, said on Tuesday they are not too concerned about Walter having inside intel. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞 ⚡ There's always action when he has ball in hand 😮💨🇿🇦 #SAvZIM | #SSCricket — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) July 14, 2025 He said the Proteas contain fresh faces and have a few surprises in their bag of tricks. 'It is probably not the A-side or the proper Proteas side,' he said. 'Most of the guys are resting after the Test championship. 'There are guys who want to do well and make their mark in the team. Everyone plays differently now than they did months back.' Like the Proteas, the Black Caps are not at full capacity, missing top batter Kane Williamson and quick bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Kyle Jamieson. There is also the chance they will be missing Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra for the game on Wednesday as they have joined the squad late after appearances in the Major League Cricket competition. Linde said the remaining players in the Black Caps squad, who last played the white-ball format in April, are going to put up a decent fight. Among those will be South African-born batter Devon Conway, who played in the SA20 for the Joburg Super Kings. 'If you look at their squad, they have played a lot of cricket. Most of their guys have been involved in county cricket, they have played in America and the Indian Premier League. 'So I think they've played quite a bit of cricket — and so did we, as well. So it's obviously going to be a good game and hopefully we'll go one ahead of them,' Linde said. The Proteas have won four of the last five games between the two sides, but remarkably they have not played each other in T20s since 2017.
