Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Domingo advises against radical changes

South Africa coach Russell Domingo has advised against too many changes after South Africa's exit from the World Cup and hopes the players will not take an emotional decision

27-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Legal threat over abrupt SA quota change

The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) is "considering its legal options," against Cricket South Africa after the latter took a decision to increase the racial quotas at domestic level without consulting the players' union

26-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

The guard of honour made of sound

The atmosphere at Eden Park when New Zealand booked their place in the World Cup final was electric. It wasn't much different at the airport as the players left for Melbourne

26-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Singed South Africa grapple with future

The sun has risen after the nadir. Change will come. The future will not be stayed. But for many of South Africa's stalwarts, this may have been a bridge too far

25-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Time slips by South Africa once again

It was Grant Elliott and New Zealand's time in Auckland. Not South Africa's

24-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

South African pain flows onto Auckland outfield

South Africa wept. Together, separately, on camera, off camera, with 40,000 people chanting or in the complete silence inside themselves, they wept. They wept because that was all they had left to do.

24-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

McCullum's Cinderella moment

Plays of the Day from the first semi-final, between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland

24-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda and Andrew Fidel Fernando

The turf South Africa can make their own

Eden Park is not South Africa's turf but on two days in another area, in another generation, in a different sporting code, it was. And that may be all they need to remember

23-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

The final words before the final frontier

Before AB de Villiers and Brendon McCullum attempt to bat their opposition away, literally, before they have to set a field or decide on a bowling change, even before they toss the coin, they will have to perform another, and perhaps more important job

23-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

Who will seize this moment?

New Zealand have kept a clean sheet, South Africa have made history with their first-ever victory in a World Cup knockout match. Now both of them will know they need to turn up for their biggest moment yet

23-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

SA turn the corner over spin

Imran Tahir makes sure South Africa remain attacking at the stage of the game where they have previously relaxed - the middle overs - and has redefined the way they use spin

22-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Confident SA bank on feel-good factor

With the pressure of a first ever knockout win out of the way, and a new-found belief blowing their sails, South Africa are confident of going the whole distance this World Cup

22-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Not just Chris Gayle United

There were sporadic sparks from West Indies, but to seriously compete at a World Cup, they will need more than just a few one-off moments

22-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Anxious Abbott still second choice

As the semi-final draws nearer and Vernon Philander's recovery continues, all Kyle Abbott can do is watch and wait and work on his own game

21-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

South Africa bond the Mike Horn way

The explorer has taught sportsmen that what you go through alone is never as important as what you have committed to doing for others

20-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

SA minister pleased with end to knockout jinx

"Bunch of semi-finalists heading for a World Cup win." is how South Africa's sports minister Fikile Mbalula labelled the team after their historic, first-ever knockout win at a World Cup

19-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

We're not going to show any weakness - de Villiers

South Africa captain AB de Villiers has said his side had prepared for a show of strength against Sri Lanka in their quarter-final in Sydney, which they won comprehensively by nine wickets

18-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

Relief all round as South Africa are freed from suffocation

It was relief, rather than raucous, rampant celebration for South Africa because relief has to be the leveller for a side who have made history but still have more history to make

18-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda at the SCG

SA must heed lessons of old trials by Sri Lanka

The tour of Sri Lanka in 2013 was a chance to see how much South Africa needed to do in their World Cup preparations, but it's the learnings of the 2014 visit that will be more important ahead of the quarter-final

17-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

'We're not going to choke' - de Villiers

Faced with the history of having never won a knockout game in the World Cup, South Africa captain AB de Villiers said he wanted his side to play good cricket and come out on top against Sri Lanka in Sydney

17-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Sydney

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