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Super Kings end three-match losing streak

Chennai Super Kings took a step closer towards finishing second ahead of the playoffs with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore with 14 balls to spare

24-May-2014•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

SA's next captain not an automatic choice - Lorgat

Selectors encouraged to look beyond de Villiers, du Plessis, with JP Duminy emerging as a possible choice

16-May-2014•Firdose Moonda

'Showed we could win big moments' - du Plessis

Returning home after South Africa's semifinal exit in the World T20, Faf du Plessis said his team had shown they could perform under pressure, a bugbear for them in previous world tournaments

07-Apr-2014•Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis ready to risk suspension

Faf du Plessis, South Africa's captain, is prepared to risk being suspended for the World T20 final if it means overseeing victory against India

03-Apr-2014•Alan Gardner in Mirpur

Du Plessis suspended for over-rate

Faf du Plessis will take no part in South Africa's final group stage match at the World T20, against England on Saturday, after he was suspended due to South Africa's slow over-rate

28-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis backs batting combination

South Africa like Hashim Amla at the top of the order because of the solidity he can give, which in turn allows the big-hitters down the order to play with abandon during the end overs

24-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

South Africa wait on Steyn, du Plessis

South Africa will conduct fitness tests on Dale Steyn and the captain, Faf du Plessis, ahead of their World T20 opener against Sri Lanka, with both players attempting to recover from hamstring injuries

21-Mar-2014•Alan Gardner in Chittagong

Steyn and du Plessis doubts for SA

South Africa's T20 captain Faf du Plessis and pace spearhead Dale Steyn are in doubt for the team's opening World T20 match against Sri Lanka on Saturday

19-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

No secret to ending choke jokes for SA

After 22 years, six World Cups, four World T20s and an uncountable number of jokes about the choke, South Africa have stopped searching for an elixir

17-Mar-2014•Firdose Moonda

Harris, Johnson tighten Australia's grip

This series was billed as the showdown of the two best pace attacks in the world and on day three in Cape Town, Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson bowled Australia into a position from which they could hope to claim the match and the series

03-Mar-2014•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Bowlers, du Plessis enjoy workout

Niggles and another difficult day for batting were the biggest talking points from the second day of the tour match at the Wanderers

05-Feb-2014•The Report by Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

'Australia will try and target me'- du Plessis

Faf du Plessis believes that Australia's bowlers will try and target him because of his new responsibility batting at No.4, replacing Jacques Kallis

04-Feb-2014•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Saving this Test 'little bit harder' than Adelaide - du Plessis

Faf du Plessis knew that even though this innings would require less time at the crease from him than Adelaide, where he last saved a Test for South Africa, this would be tougher because of conditions

22-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Du Plessis, de Villiers ensure thrilling draw

At the start of day five, South Africa needed 320 with eight wickets in hand and a victory for them seemed miles away. But Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers' got them in sight of a win, before late wickets meant the most thrilling of draws

22-Dec-2013•The Report by Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Kallis returns to ODI squad

Jacques Kallis has been named in South Africa's ODI squad for the series against Pakistan and will return to the ODI format after an absence of a year and nine months, in a bid to book his place for the 2015 World Cup

21-Nov-2013•Firdose Moonda

'We would like two tough games' - du Plessis

Faf du Plessis wants Pakistan to be more competitive so his side will be tested in more trying conditions, after a one-sided series in UAE

19-Nov-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Batsmen stand up as SA rise

AB de Villiers said South Africa's batsmen had "a few hard one-on-ones" after failing to match the bowlers' efforts at the start of the one-day series

16-Nov-2013•Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis, bowlers secure 2-0 win

Dale Steyn bowled it full, Shahid Afridi hit it cleanly, the boundary was in sight but there was something in the way

15-Nov-2013•The Report by Firdose Moonda

Du Plessis' No. 1 goal

Faf du Plessis, South Africa's T20 captain, has placed emphasis on his team being ranked No. 1 before next year's World Twenty20

14-Nov-2013•Firdose Moonda

'Feel like a new man' - du Plessis

In a low-scoring series being played between teams who possess strong bowling line-ups, Faf du Plessis scored a fluent fifty on Wednesday and laid the platform for South Africa to score a competitive 259

07-Nov-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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