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De Villiers invents the switch-scoop, almost

Plays of the day from the first ODI between Zimbabwe and South Africa in Bulawayo

17-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda

New South Africa begin on solid footing

South Africa's performance in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was not the tip-toeing or trepidation of a team in the throes of a transformation. It was the swagger of a side that had already settled

14-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

South Africa win the match, Zimbabwe win hearts

Both Zimbabwe and South Africa had gains from the one-off Test in Harare, and both teams got what they wanted to a degree

12-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

South Africa opt for substance over style

The expectation was that South Africa would flaunt their power against Zimbabwe, but the reality has been much different with the No. 1 Test team made to grind for every run

11-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

Zimbabwe ride the rollercoaster

Zimbabwe were excited and nervous about facing South Africa's full-strength pace battery. After their edgy beginning, Brendan Taylor showed that a platform could be built, with intense focus and a little luck

09-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

Piedt makes immediate impact

It only took one ball for Dane Piedt to make his name as a Test bowler and early signs are good for South Africa's latest spin pretender

09-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

South Africa, big brother and road warriors

While South Africa are more than ready to offer friendly words cricketing advice to their neighbours, on the field their vacuum of concentration seems unlikely to be breached as they chase yet another away victory

08-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

Remembering cricket's fallen

This collection of obituaries of cricketers whose careers and lives were cruelly cut short by the First World War is one of the books of the year

04-Aug-2014•Paul Edwards

Knockout punches and an epic chase

While by no means a definitive list of Jacques Kallis' best ODI performances, these five efforts showcased his versatility and match-winning qualities

30-Jul-2014•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Kallis graceful in exit, much like his batting

Jacques Kallis did not need South Africa's selectors to tell him that he may not have been in the right frame of mind for the World Cup. He already knew

30-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Jacques Kallis: the MVP of his generation

The cricket world reacts to Jacques Kallis' retirement from international cricket

30-Jul-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Steyn and Morkel hunt in pairs, Tahir flops

ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their series win against Sri Lanka

29-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Much to be admired in South Africa's stonewalling approach

South Africa's go-slow approach may not have been attractive, but it was effective in driving the opposition to desperation. They never shook the belief that they deserved to take the series

28-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Jayawardene's safe hands, and SA's stonewalling

Stats highlights from the fifth day of the second Test at the SSC, where South Africa batted 111 overs to save the match

28-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

SA sweat on underperforming Petersen, Tahir

The SSC Test has emphasised why South Africa may have to spring clean and find opening batsmen with more mettle and spinners with more control

27-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Herath takes South Africa on rough ride

On a pitch that had not yet begun to take huge turn off the straight, a spinner who seemed to have lost some of his bite of late shaped his entire day's work around one small patch of loose soil

26-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Amla takes time to save Test

Seemingly collecting his runs in fractions, South Africa's captain bent himself to the task of stalling Sri Lanka

26-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Rare tons by SA captains, and Duminy's slow starts

Stats highlights from the third day of the second Test at the SSC, which saw the first hundred by a South Africa captain in Sri Lanka

26-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman and Bishen Jeswant

Spinners force South Africa to switch to attritional cricket

The discipline shown by Sri Lanka's spin trio squeezed South Africa to the point at which they shut shop. Their approach on day three will determine how the foundation ends up, on a pitch taking turn

25-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Different means to same inadequate end for Tahir and Philander

Vernon Philander was disciplined, Imran Tahir less so. But it made little difference to them and South Africa as they slogged it out on a SSC pitch that offered little other than runs

24-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

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