Firdose Moonda

South Africa and women's cricket correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Legendary fielder Colin Bland dies aged 80

The allrounder, who played 21 Tests for South Africa between 1961 and 1966, had been suffering from colon cancer for several years

16-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda

A satisfying end to a dramatic summer

From a new coach to a series win against Australia, South Africa endured a lot, but among their takeaways are consistency and success

04-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda

How South Africa came back from the Durban setback

Defeated in the first Test in Durban, South Africa shut out the noise and put in the hard work necessary to achieve a historic victory against Australia

03-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

'There was not one day did I not enjoy coming to nets' - Morkel

The fast bowler counted South Africa's first Test series wins in England and Australia since readmission as the highlights of his international career, and the 2015 World Cup semi-final defeat as a significant low point

03-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Du Plessis satisfies his needs, Elgar fulfils his wants

Du Plessis was coming off low scores which is why he needed the hundred more than he wanted it. Elgar didn't need a hundred because he already scored a big one in this series but he still might have wanted it

02-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Crafty Maharaj emerges from the shadows

The left-arm spinner tends to slip under the radar, but he is South Africa's second-highest wicket-taker in the series, and could well be in the spotlight in its final act, particularly given Morne Morkel's injury concerns

01-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Morkel pulls up with injury in his final Test

He left the field 40 minutes before lunch on the third morning in Johannesburg for some treatment. The team management hope he could push on for the rest for the match

01-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Steyn likely to join Hampshire in June

Steyn, who has not played competitive cricket since the New Year's Test against India, will look to county circuit to get game time ahead of South Africa's next assignment in Sri Lanka in July

01-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda

Bavuma digs in for innings of character

He was left stranded five short of what would have been his second Test hundred, but Temba Bavuma did enough by then to answer many of the questions that have been raised over his place in South Africa's Test team

31-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Bee-stung de Kock misses Shaun Marsh stumping

Keshav Maharaj's flight left Australia's No. 5 stranded outside his crease, but he lived to fight on (though not for too long) thanks to the timely efforts of a wicketkeeper-hating bee

31-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Lions axe Geoffrey Toyana as head coach

Franchise redeploys him as High Performance Coach after two trophy-less seasons; Enoch Nkwe, the current national women's team assistant coach, believed to be in the running to take over

31-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda

Imperious Markram enters impervious bubble

The South Africa opener has the ability, like Jacques Kallis before him, to shut out everything and simply bat, and it's quite a feat that he's managed to do this so consistently across such an ill-tempered series

30-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Zimbabwe Cricket sacks captain Cremer and all coaching staff

After giving them an ultimatum to step down, Zimbabwe Cricket has sacked the entire coaching staff following an unsuccessful World Cup qualifier campaign

30-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda

Kindness called for with South Africa on the cusp of history

It isn't on the forefront of anyone's minds right now, but South Africa have their best chance yet of winning their first home Test series against Australia since readmission

29-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Smith 'a good guy caught in a bad place' - du Plessis

South Africa's captain has expressed sympathy for Steven Smith, but was less charitable to David Warner, whom he hoped would 'reflect and see if he can change the way he has played the game'

29-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

'A reality check for every team in the world' - Amla

Calling the ball-tampering incident a "sad moment", the South Africa batsman suggested it could push the global game to take another look at the way individuals and teams act

28-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

'I would hope this never happens under my watch' - Gibson

The schadenfreude is subtle in the hosts' camp, but its there. They know Australia are in a bad position, so they sniff a maiden home-series win against this opposition since readmission

27-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda

FICA chief calls for 'honour code' among players

Cricketers around the world should consider taking a leading role in adopting their own honour code under which they operate, according to Tony Irish, chief executive of FICA

26-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda

South Africa find their sweet moments in 'soap opera'

The achievements of Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram and AB de Villiers should be celebrated and the form of Faf du Plessis should be questioned but that will come on another day, a less strange day

25-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

Today is the highlight of my life - Morkel

Morne Morkel has waited 12 years for a day like this, a day when he could stand out and revel in the highest high of his career

25-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Cape Town

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