Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

@FirdoseM

Deandra Dottin stuns South Africa in Super Over finish

Khaka five-for pushed the game into overtime, and that's when the WI powerhouse hit 19 runs in five balls

31-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Ryan Rickelton's unbeaten 102 helps Lions avoid defeat, hold on to top spot

Titans beat Knights by an innings and 153 runs and North West lost to Boland by an innings and 20 runs in Division One fixtures

31-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Simon Harmer returns to South Africa Test squad

The offspinner takes the place of George Linde, who is unavailable due to his impending wedding

26-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Bavuma outlines difficulties of leading South Africa amid off-field issues

While acknowledging areas of improvement still needed after the India series win, coach Boucher also said the players are "growing as cricketers and human beings"

24-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

de Kock and Phehlukwayo signal South Africa's rise back to the top

Theirs are important contributions in South Africa's 3-0 sweep over India

23-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Twin series triumphs suggest South Africa turnaround despite off-field uncertainty

In beating favourites India comprehensively even as their coach's disciplinary hearing looms, the hosts have shown focus and plenty of cricketing promise

21-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

SJN follow-up: CSA will argue in favour of dismissing Mark Boucher at disciplinary hearing

Charges against him bring into question his handling of the BLM campaign, his management of former assistant coach Nkwe, and his treatment of then team-mate Adams

21-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

South Africa's accumulator and aggressor feed off each other in match-winning partnership

While it may not come as a surprise that Bavuma was the accumulator, van der Dussen was perhaps unlikely in his role as the aggressor

19-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Bavuma expects de Kock to return with 'point to prove'

South Africa captain hints team might go with an extra allrounder in the XI for the first ODI

18-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Opportunity for India, South Africa to build ODI plans

South Africa will be missing Kagiso Rabada, who has been withdrawn from the ODI squad to manage his workload

18-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

The meteoric rise of 'introvert' Marco Jansen

He has had a breakout series after stepping in for the injured Nortje, and has now been picked in South Africa's ODI squad

17-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Rassie van der Dussen: 'We stayed in the fight longer, that was the difference between us and India'

South Africa's No. 4 talks about the challenges of batting, the myth of measuring success in hundreds, the banter, and the way forward

17-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Elgar on DRS drama: 'India forgot about the game and that played into our hands'

"It was maybe a team under a bit of pressure and things weren't going their way, which they are quite used to of late"

15-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

'I am lost for words' - Mark Boucher on 'tough nut' Keegan Petersen's showing against India

South Africa coach lauds his team for playing "the pressure moments pretty well"

14-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Petersen the hero of South Africa's iconic home victory

He will be among those who lead South Africa into a new era

14-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Dewald 'AB 2.0' Brevis is charting his course to be South Africa's next big thing

He has something of a reputation, and with tips from de Villiers to guide him, the South African youngster could be on his way to great things

14-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Lungi Ngidi: We are a team of 'good cricketers without superstars'

"If we were to have a 60-run partnership upfront tomorrow morning, that puts us in a good position"

13-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

'Whole country against 11 guys' - Rahul, Kohli and others direct anger at broadcaster after DRS saves Elgar

"We saw it, you saw it. I'll leave that for the match referee to have a look at it," India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey

13-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

Time for South Africa's golden boy Aiden Markram to find his form in domestic cricket?

To get the best out of him for the many years that he is expected to play for South Africa, perhaps it's time for him to hit the reset button

12-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

The many silences of Heath Streak

His love for cricket and Zimbabwe drew him back to both time and again. It would also be his undoing

12-Jan-2022•Firdose Moonda

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