Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Paarl Royals prepare for some slow-burn; Joburg Super Kings shed some experience

Royals have players who could revel in slow, low and turning conditions, while JSK have only four players from previous season

22-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

MI Cape Town keep core intact, Sunrisers Eastern Cape opt for more firepower

Two fast bowlers in either teams will have eyes tracking them - MICT's Tristan Luus and SEC's Anrich Nortje

21-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Conrad happy with learnings despite the series loss

South Africa will play three of their four group stage matches at the T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium

20-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

'I played the fool with myself' - van Niekerk looks back at the lost years

Her international comeback is being driven by explosive batting and hard-earned honesty as she fights the mental block that has taken away her bowling

18-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Nortje buzzing with LSG deal and renewed rhythm by his side

He was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants for INR 2 crore (US$ 220,000 approx.) in Tuesday's auction

16-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Baartman makes his case to move ahead in SA's bowling queue

As South Africa balance workload and World Cup planning, Ottneil Baartman's spell in New Chandigarh stood out in a tour where bench strength has been thrust to the forefront

13-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Classy de Kock shows shades of old at just the right time

A 46-ball 90 against India restored his touch and confidence, as he reignited interest ahead of the IPL auction

11-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

'Feeling strong, fit and ready to go' - Miller back as SA begin T20 redemption run

Returning to the SA fold for the first time since March, he says the time away has left him clearer about the next phase of his career

08-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Conrad hopes SA's young batters learn from Kohli, Rohit and 'grow from there'

While the batters showed brilliance at various stages, the bowlers lacked control and failed to match India's discipline

06-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Conrad on using 'grovel' in India Test series: 'I could have chosen a better word'

South Africa coach says, "the only context I ever intended it to be was that we wanted India to spend a lot of time in the field"

06-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Baton properly passed: Wolvaardt, van Niekerk reunite to steer redefined South Africa

On a day Wolvaardt rewrote records, former captain van Niekerk's comeback slotted neatly into a team that transformed in her absence

05-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Belief surges for South Africa as Markram makes amends in style

South Africa's centurion felt responsible for shortcoming in Ranchi as he set the stage for the big hitters

03-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Nandre Burger and de Zorzi pick up injuries during Raipur ODI

Burger walked off the field in the first innings after bowling 6.1 overs and de Zorzi pulled up in the dying moments of the chase to retire hurt for 17

03-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

'I'm easy wherever I fit in' - Bavuma not fussed about batting spot ahead of must-win ODI

"Every game we play now is a big lead up opportunity. It's about filling in the gaps with guys who have left."

02-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Van Niekerk: Want to 'prove to myself' that I've still got it at the highest level

Dane van Niekerk is set for her international comeback in the first T20I against Ireland

02-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

Restructured FairBreak promises to create 'Wimbledon of cricket' for women

The new tournament will see 90 women's players from Full Members and Associates and has applied to get sanctioned by the ICC

01-Dec-2025•Firdose Moonda

South Africa find reason for ODI optimism despite top-order tangles

In a format that isn't their top priority right now, they showed enough and more evidence that they can go toe to toe with the very best

30-Nov-2025•Firdose Moonda

South Africa prove again they can win the hard way, and anywhere

By picking for conditions, not reputations, South Africa engineered a rare and hard-earned run of subcontinent success

26-Nov-2025•Firdose Moonda

'Just dream a bit' - How South Africa turned hope into history

Through planning, shadow tours and shared leadership, South Africa signalled early they were coming for India

26-Nov-2025•Firdose Moonda

'Wanted them to really grovel' - SA coach Shukri Conrad on keeping India on the field

SA coach explains the rationale behind batting deep into the fourth day and keeping India on the field in Guwahati

25-Nov-2025•Firdose Moonda

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