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Paarl Royals secured a five-wicket win against Durban Super Giants, reinforcing their lead in SA20 Season 3. With 20 points, they are close to clinching a playoff spot. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman starred with 2/23, restricting the Super Giants to 142/7. Rubin Hermann's 44 off 22 balls was crucial in their successful chase, reaching victory comfortably.

MI Cape Town inched closer to securing a spot in the SA20 Playoffs after their match against Durban Super Giants was called off due to bad weather. While MI Cape Town accumulated two points to tie with Paarl Royals, Durban remains at the bottom of the standings, making their playoff chances slim.

Durban's Super Giants suffered a 58-run defeat to Sunrisers Eastern Cape, their second home loss in the SA20 League. Head coach Lance Klusener expressed disappointment, citing a lack of aggression and failure to build partnerships. Despite superb bowling from Noor Ahmad, batting woes persist. Klusener stresses on self-reflection and improving batting to be competitive.

In a thrilling SA20 match at kingsmead, Durban's Super Giants narrowly defeated the Pretoria Capitals by two runs. Despite an impressive 154-run partnership between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Will Jacks, Pretoria couldn't chase DSG's target of 210, finishing at 207/6. Key performances from Noor Ahmad, Chris Woakes, and Keshav Maharaj turned the game in DSG's favour.

Pretoria Capitals fell short by two runs chasing Durban Super Giants' 209/4 in a thrilling SA20 match at Kignsmead on Friday. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Will Jacks' 154-run opening stand set up the foundation, but DSG bowlers held their nerves to restrict PC to 207/6.

The Sunrisers Eastern Cape return to form with a 58-run bonus point victory over Durban's Super Giants at kingsmead. Zak Crawley, Tom Abell, and Marco Jansen led the batting effort, while Liam Dawson and Simon Harmer spearheaded a sharp bowling performance, restricting the Giants to 107.

South Africa's women's cricket team wore black kits in the second ODI against England in Durban on Sunday to raise awareness against gender-based violence (GBV). This "Black Day" initiative is the fourth such event by Cricket South Africa. England players wore black armbands in support. The match coincided with the 16th day of activism against GBV.

At kingsmead, Durban, South African captain Aiden Markram chose to bowl first against India in the first T20I. Both teams are aiming for victory in the opening match of the 4-match series. Debutant Andile Simelane joins the South African side, while India retains its experienced lineup with Suryakumar Yadav leading the team.

Legendary spinner Anil Kumble voices concerns over Sanju Samson's consistency as Team India gears up for the T20I series against South Africa. While acknowledging Samson's talent and recent century, Kumble emphasizes the need for consistent performance. He suggests a top-order batting position for Samson to maximize his potential in the upcoming series.

Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh acknowledged a fan's video imitating his famous shots. The video brought back memories of Yuvi's remarkable career. Young cricketer Abhishek Sharma, mentored by Yuvraj, also spoke about kingsmead ground in Durban. Abhishek recounted Yuvraj 's historic six sixes in an over at the same ground during the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Eight of South Africa's top cricket stadiums, including Wanderers in Johannesburg, Durban's kingsmead and Newlands in Cape Town, have been confirmed as venues for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup, a News24 report said on Wednesday.

kingsmead in Durban is set to witness a clash between two of the biggest T20 stars in the world as Durban's Super Giants and MI Cape Town face off in the SA20 season two on Thursday. Nicholas Pooran, a formidable T20 player, will represent Durban's Super Giants, while his fellow Trinidad and Tobago cricketer, the legendary Kieron Pollard, will lead MI Cape Town.

The first T20I between South Africa and India was abandoned without a ball being bowled at kingsmead in Durban. Steady rain fell throughout the afternoon before the umpires decided almost two hours after the scheduled start that no play would be possible. The second match is scheduled for Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, on Tuesday. All tickets for Sunday's match - the only international fixture in Durban this season - had been sold.

South Africa's one-day and Test captain Temba Bavuma and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will miss all the limited overs matches. Regular Indian captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli will also miss the limited-overs games, while the recent T20 captain Hardik Pandya is injured, and Suryakumar Yadav will lead a young squad in T20Is, while KL Rahul will lead the ODI team. The tour begins with the first T20I in Durban on December 10.

Having rested a number of leading players, the hosts have named batters Matthew Breetzke and Donovan Ferreira, and seamers Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger and Lizaad Williams in their squad for the series.

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque believes his team are well prepared ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting at kingsmead on Thursday. Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Mominul said: "South Africa are playing at home and that is always an advantage. However, we have been here for nearly three weeks and the boys have adjusted to the conditions."

South Africa will be seeking to reverse a losing trend at Durban's kingsmead ground when they play against Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series starting on Thursday. Once known as a fast bowler's paradise, kingsmead has become a venue where South Africa's traditional strength in pace bowling has been negated in recent years.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jorel struck a delightful century before left-arm spinner Atharva Ankolekar scalped four wickets to help India beat South Africa by 69 runs and lift the Quadrangular U-19 Series title on Thursday.

Skipper Priyam Garg led from the front with a 103-ball 110 as the India U-19 team outclassed hosts South Africa by 66 runs to make a winning start to the four-nation one-day series on Friday.

Some of Murali Vijay's most iconic knocks over the course of his international career have come at hallowed turfs like Lord's, kingsmead and the Gabba. But having been dropped from the Test team after the tour of Australia in January, he has again had to return to the grind of Indian domestic cricket and play in mofussil towns like Dindigul.