Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

SA need to be careful with the ball - Domingo

South Africa either need to become more discreet in their management of the match ball or stop trying to manipulate it to their advantage, was the message from Russell Domingo

19-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

SA's tampering offences expose lenient laws

South Africa have been associated with three ball-tampering offences in nine months. That all incidents have passed with little fuss shows that the ICC needs to enforce stricter laws to prevent it from recurring

19-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Philander fined for ball-tampering

Vernon Philander has become the second South African in the last nine months to be charged and fined for ball tampering after an incident during the ongoing Galle Test

18-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

SL a tough place to play cricket - Steyn

South Africa have made the heat and humidity sound bigger than the opposition but you only need to look at their desperation to cool down at drinks' breaks to have some understanding

18-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

'Absolutely useless' to absolutely ruthless

Steyn didn't rate his performances in the 2006 Sri Lanka tour too highly. Today he showed what a master craftsman he has become since

18-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Improved Duminy dispels his spin demons

JP Duminy displayed how much he has progressed against spin on day two in Galle, with a composed innings on a dry pitch

17-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Zimbabwe's Southern Rocks franchise dissolved

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and its franchises will contract 55 players for the 2014-15 season, which will also see a shrinking of the domestic game

17-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

'I wouldn't mind dying on the cricket field'

Putting behind a chequered past - which included ghastly blows to the head, and arrest for arson - Zimbabwe's 35-year-old Mark Vermeulen hopes to play Test cricket again

17-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Elgar lauds Sri Lanka's quicks

Dean Elgar lauded the way Sri Lanka's pacers exploited their home conditions, as the visitors were pegged back by quick wickets towards the end of the day

16-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Elgar's application hints at long-term promise

By becoming the first South African opener to score a century in Sri Lanka, Dean Elgar suggested he might have both the talent and the temperament to succeed at international level

16-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

De Kock inclusion could change batting dynamics

The temporary change in wicketkeeping duties, even for a Test, could indicate how South Africa's new-look batting will present itself, with at least three young players waiting to be tested

15-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

Promising South Africa begin post-Smith era

The ODIs have shown that this South Africa side is less afraid to make mistakes. But Graeme Smith's absence is one of the many challenges they face against Sri Lanka as they seek to reclaim their No. 1 Test ranking

14-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

South Africa beat the Sri Lankan bogey

South Africa's maiden ODI series win in Sri Lanka showcased the lessons they had learned from a chastening 1-4 drubbing the last time they visited - An improved top-order and a better spin attack

12-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

De Kock, De Villiers fashion historic win

South Africa, driven by twin centuries from Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers, secured their first ODI series win in Sri Lanka

12-Jul-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Duminy keen to dispel spin demons

After South Africa's collapse in the previous game, JP Duminy wants to use the final ODI to prove the team can handle spin

11-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Zimbabwe set for major changes

ZC's cricket committee has suggested appointing a director of cricket to oversee all training programs and splitting the captaincy across formats

11-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

De Villiers bemoans South Africa's inconsistency

South Africa captain AB de Villiers bemoaned his team's inconsistent performance in Pallekele that paved the way for an 87-run defeat

09-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

South Africa face the Kallis question

Accommodation for a great player like Jacques Kallis should be made with careful consideration and South Africa cannot get carried away with sentiment

09-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

All-round Dilshan overpowers South Africa

A defiant century from Hashim Amla was not enough for South Africa as Tillakaratne Dilshan took Sri Lanka to a competitive total and helped defend it by causing a mini collapse in the middle order

09-Jul-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda

A tale of two SSC Tests

In 1993 and 2006, South Africa's bowlers had vastly different results in Colombo. Brett Schultz and Makhaya Ntini look back

09-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

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