Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Wagner has been able to create chances - Hesson

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said that on a pitch that did not provide a lot of assistance the side needed a bowler who could create opportunities, something Neil Wagner had done consistently

08-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Elgar embraces a different challenge

The first day in Dunedin was a challenge quite different to any of those Dean Elgar had overcome before. This situation called for a different kind of application: a unique combination of stubbornness and resourcefulness that Elgar embodies

08-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Pink ball and day Tests must remain closely linked - Williamson

Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has pondered whether day-night Tests may need to be classified as a different format

08-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda

NZ, SA brace for contest of craft and class

New Zealand are unbeaten at home this season, but will have their task cut out against a side keen to re-establish their old mantra of 'success without borders'

07-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Morkel's career at make-or-break phase

Faf du Plessis confirmed Morne Morkel will return to South Africa's Test XI after more than a year, banking on his experience to get him through despite lack of match fitness

07-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Morkel's experience could edge out Olivier

It is dangerous to judge a Test pitch two days before the match starts, but the Dunedin surface had certainly caught the attention of the South Africans on Monday

06-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

Elgar and Wagner revive their schoolboy 'hate'

They haven't come across each other much since their careers developed on opposing sides of the world, but it should be a feisty battle between New Zealand's bouncer-happy quick and South Africa's stubborn opener

06-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda in Dunedin

De Villiers and Guptill take their leave of absence

AB de Villiers led the run charts and Martin Guptill recovered from a hamstring injury to play perhaps his best innings. But neither of them will feature in the upcoming three-Test series

05-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda

South Africa keep new-ball options open

Kagiso Rabada is the main man in one-day cricket but AB de Villiers believes his team's strength is their flexibility

05-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda

'I truly believe we are ready for Champions Trophy' - de Villiers

While AB de Villiers admitted South Africa enjoyed getting their own back at Eden Park, he stressed there was more to the series win than just erasing bad memories

04-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda at Eden Park

Cook and Phehlukwayo among new South Africa contracts

CSA has added three players to their usual 18-member men's contract list, bringing the total number of new deals to five for the 2017-18 season

04-Mar-2017•Firdose Moonda

Dissecting Zimbabwe's troubles with Heath Streak

For Zimbabwe to remain relevant, they need more game time against top sides - something that continues to reduce every season. Will the new 9-3 proposal rescue them?

28-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

Pretorius, Phehlukwayo provide Domingo plenty of cheers

South Africa regained the one-day series lead with the kind of showing that coach Russell Domingo believes typifies their new style of play

25-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

Slow-burning Klaasen prepared to play the long game

Heinrich Klaasen has been rewarded for his patience with a maiden Test squad call-up, but he might have a while yet to wait to make his next step up

24-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2016 ODI bowling winner: Guess who's back

Not Shady, but Sunny (Narine)

24-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2016 ODI batting winner: Quinton de Kock, free of non-violence

de Kock's 178 signalled the whitewash of Australia that was to come

24-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

Morkel returns to Test squad; wicketkeeper Klaasen called up

South Africa have six pace-bowling options in the Test squad, while Theunis de Bruyn and Heinrich Klaasen have been picked as cover in the absence of AB de Villiers

24-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

Philander primed for Test return

Vernon Philander has recovered from a slight ankle impingement and is expected to take his usual place in South Africa's Test squad, which departs for New Zealand in the weekend

23-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

Too much work left to lower order, says de Villiers

An XI with ten batsmen should have given South Africa enough resources to chase 290 but it may have done the opposite, according to AB de Villiers

22-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

'I actually had tears in my eyes'

Zimbabwe's Chris Mpofu on the team's thoughts as they turned the third ODI against Afghanistan around, and the feelings of happy disbelief once the job was done

21-Feb-2017•Firdose Moonda

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