Matches (15)

ZIM vs NZ (1)

WI vs AUS (1)

County DIV1 (5)

County DIV2 (4)

Women's One-Day Cup (4)

Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

@FirdoseM

Depleted teams face off in low-stakes clash

Both missing key players for this series and are looking to trial their new crop. They will have to handle rather chilly conditions in Centurion

18-Aug-2015•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis unlikely to recover for NZ ODIs

Faf du Plessis appears unlikely to recover from the knee injury - which kept him out of South Africa's T20 series against New Zealand - in time for the ODIs and could sit out the entire three-match series

17-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

'We didn't adapt well enough' - de Villiers

With eight matches to go before the World T20, South Africa have "covered all the bases," in terms of squad make-up but are still not savvy enough in unfamiliar conditions, according to stand-in captain AB de Villiers

16-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Miller's miss and tumbling redemption(s)

Plays of the day from the second T20I between South Africa and New Zealand in Centurion

16-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Guptill drives electric NZ to big victory

South Africa have only successfully chased a score of 170-plus once in T20 cricket, and New Zealand made sure it stayed that way

16-Aug-2015•The Report by Firdose Moonda

NZ youngsters' second chance to step up

The takeaways from this series, for both South Africa and New Zealand, are not what they planned, but they can't do much when even the best laid plans go awry

15-Aug-2015•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

De Villiers pushes for better start with the ball

Despite their easy six-wicket win against New Zealand in the first T20, South Africa captain AB de Villiers said his side's bowling lacked bite in the first six overs

15-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers takes one on the chin

Plays of the day from the first T20 between South Africa and New Zealand in Durban

14-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Phangiso, top order set up SA's six-wicket win

In the absence of Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers did exactly what he was supposed to when he put New Zealand in to bat, managed his bowlers well to haul them in and then set up a successful chase

14-Aug-2015•The Report by Firdose Moonda

'We try to play for the right reasons'

Kane Williamson is a vocal proponent of New Zealand's team-first culture, and contends that a focus on individual milestones can be a 'distraction to achieving it'

13-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers keeping 'solves lot of problems' - du Plessis

Faf du Plessis, South Africa's T20 captain, has said that he is excited by the prospect of AB de Villiers keeping and opening the innings in the shortest format

13-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

New-look sides brace for early-season clash

South Africa and New Zealand can expect a green surface as they prepare to test their bench strength in the first T20I in Durban

13-Aug-2015•The Preview by Firdose Moonda

Elliott shrugs off SA's Bangladesh defeat

New Zealand batsman Grant Elliott believes South Africa do not have too much to be concerned about, despite suffering their first ever ODI series defeat against Bangladesh last month

12-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Van Wyk's chance to shine as series seeks context

New Zealand have already bounced back from their defeat to Zimbabwe and South Africa will hope that with a few flicks of the bat, AB de Villiers will magically make all their blunders from the Bangladesh series disappear

11-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Our style of play gives us the best chance - Hesson

Two years later, neither Ross Taylor nor Brendon McCullum has returned with New Zealand to South Africa, but Mike Hesson is back and has plenty to show for it

11-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

South Africa seek to beat fifty-over funk

South Africa's ODI showing in Bangladesh meant it was not just the weather that gave them reasons to be dull on the tour

04-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Morne van Wyk recalled to limited-overs squads

Wicketkeeper-batsman Morne van Wyk has been recalled to South Africa's squads for the ODI and Twenty20 international series against New Zealand in August

04-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

'Us losing points seems strange' - Amla

Hashim Amla has said that it was "a difficult one to understand" why South Africa lost points in the ICC rankings after most of their Test series against Bangladesh was washed out

03-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

Wet outfield forces early end to match

The final day of the Dhaka Test was called off before the scheduled start of play, and despite clear skies, because the outfield was deemed too waterlogged to play on

03-Aug-2015•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Vilas' damp debut opens door for keeper's spot

The Mirpur rain has denied Dane Vilas an opportunity to make his case in the Test side, and he will now be in direct competition with Quinton de Kock in the A team to fight for the gloves

02-Aug-2015•Firdose Moonda

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