Gibbs likely to play domestic cricket in Australia

Gibbs likely to play domestic cricket in Australia

South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs has said that he could play domestic cricket in Australia this season, and added that he is in talks with Queensland to turn out in the Twenty20 Big Bash.

Gibbs has quit first-class cricket and is looking to keep playing as he bids to win a place in the Proteas squad for next year's World Cup.

"With all the (first-class) SuperSport (Series) games here from December and our Pro20 series only starting at the end of January, it's one of the options. I'd like to stay busy, but everything is still up in the air right now," he told Sport24.com.

The 36-year-old played for Yorkshire in the English T20 tournament, while also turning out for Glamorgan in previous seasons, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Gibbs also said he hopes to continue to represent his country.

"Definitely (I still want to play). It's one of the things that still keeps me going and the blood pumping," he said.

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South Africa to go ahead with Pakistan series in UAE

South Africa to go ahead with Pakistan series in UAE

The Cricket South Africa (CSA) has said that next month's series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would go ahead as scheduled.

CSA Chief Executive Gerald Majola said that no player has expressed any reservation against taking part in the series in the midst of the 'spot-fixing' scandal surrounding the Pakistan team in England.

"This is an official bilateral tour governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Future Tours Programme (FTP) agreement, signed by all member countries, therefore it is an ICC-sanctioned match," The Daily Times quoted Majola, as saying.

"The ICC has not cancelled the tour and is dealing with the matter through the Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). We therefore have no reason to call off the tour," he added.

Earlier, a British newspaper had reported that several South African cricketers were considering making themselves unavailable for the series.

"To say we are reluctant is an understatement. Nobody knows what the hell is going in Pakistani cricket and we feel that playing such a high profile series right now - especially in the middle east - is asking for trouble," one senior player had said.

"Maybe it's time for the ICC to step in, or for Pakistan to withdraw from the international game for a year until the mess can be cleaned up and people can start to believe in the game and develop a bit of trust," the player added.

The series, to be played in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, would consist of two Test matches, five ODIs and a Twenty20 match.

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Lions defeat Mumbai in Champions League opener

Lions defeat Mumbai in Champions League opener

The Champions League Twenty20 tournament got off a thrilling and surprise start Friday with local outfit Highveld Lions of South Africa defeating star-studded Mumbai Indians by nine runs.

Chasing 187 runs for victory, the Indians looked good for a long time with openers Sachin Tenduklar and Shikhar Dhawan scoring briskly but the Lions bowlers finally clicked with Shane Burger capturing two wickets.

Having cruised to 83 without loss, Mumbai surrendered two wickets while adding just six to their total midway through the innings as opener Shikhar Dhawan exited after amassing 32 and Ambati Rayudu was run out for three.

Tendulkar, with 69, finally fell after 14.3 overs as he drifted to the leg side only to be clean bowled as Burger sent the stumps flying amid much relief among his team-mates.

Anil Kumble-skippered Royal Challengers Bangalore of India, South Australia Redbacks led by Cullen Bailey and Ramnaresh Sarwan-captained Guyana from the West Indies complete the group with the top two qualifying for the semi-finals.

Read more at: http://cricket.ndtv.com/clt202010/news_story.aspx?ID=SPOEN20100152831&keyword=news&cp

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Pietersen gets green signal from CSA to play for Dolphins

Pietersen gets green signal from CSA to play for Dolphins

South African domestic side Dolphins' request to let out-of-form England batsman Kevin Pietersen play two matches for his native club next month has been approved by the cricket board.

Kevin Pietersen will work towards regaining his lost form by playing for South African domestic team Dolphins.

The South African-born England batsman, going through a lean patch, will look to use the matches against Warriors (October 7-10) and Titans (14-17) in the domestic SuperSport Series to regain his form ahead of the Ashes in Australia.

Pietersen made his first-class debut for the Dolphins, erstwhile Natal, in 1997 before pursuing a career in England.

The aggressive batsman was recently dropped from England's Twenty20 and one-day teams last week and hasn't scored an international century in 18 months.

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Pietersen to prepare for Ashes in South Africa

Pietersen to prepare for Ashes in South Africa

Out-of-form England batsman Kevin Pietersen is seeking permission to join South African provincial team Kwazulu-Natal Inland to prepare for the Ashes, the England and Wales Cricket Board said.

Pietersen wants clearance from Cricket South Africa to return to his former home to play for Kwazulu-Natal Inland in two four-day matches in October.

The 30-year-old England star was born in Pietermaritzburg, where Kwazulu-Natal Inland is based.

"I'm extremely keen to get as much cricket as possible under my belt before a challenging and exciting winter,"

Pietersen said yesterday. "My sole focus is to continue playing a leading role for England and joining Natal is the perfect opportunity to prepare in excellent conditions immediately before the Ashes.

"These two matches would enable me to work on my game against the Kookaburra ball in southern hemisphere conditions which is the ideal preparation for Australia."


"We are well aware of Kevin's attention to detail and thoroughness when it comes to preparation and he would gain a great deal from working on his batting against tough opposition in South Africa.

"Kevin's commitment and desire to work on his batting and play a significant part in a successful England team is unquestioned."

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south africa beats india in 3rd ODI

south africa beats india in 3rd ODI

South Africa ended the one-day series with a consolation win, beating India by 90 runs in the third and final match at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera Saturday. India claimed the series 2-1.

Chasing a target of 366 runs, India were all out for 275 in 44.3 overs after Virat Kohli top scored with 57. Suresh Raina (49) and Rohit Sharma (48) also came up with valuable contributions.

For South Africa, Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe picked up three wickets each while spinner Roelof van der Merwe and Johan Botha got two apiece.

Earlier, after South Africa won the toss, A.B. de Villiers and Jacques Kallis smashed unbeaten centuries as the visitors posted 365 for two, their highest total against India.

De Villiers (102 not out) and Kallis’s (104 not out) task was made easy by their openers Loots Bosman (68) and Hashim Amla (87), who rustled up a 113-run stand on what proved to be a hard day for the Indian bowlers. De Villiers was also adjudged the Man of the Match.

The inexperienced Indian attack, in the absence of veteran Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar, failed to do much on a flat, dry track. The slow bowlers, Ravindra Jadeja (1-53) and Yusuf Pathan (1-66), who proved quite effective for India in the middle overs, too struggled.

Bosman was on the offensive from the start, plundering seven fours and four sixes in his 46-ball innings. Amla, who had a dream Test series, was happy playing second fiddle and was fluent in his stroke play.

Pathan gave India the breakthrough when he lured Bosman to hit at long on and Jadeja made no mistake.

Amla looked well on course for a hundred before his innings was cut short by a slog sweep that went straight to the hands of Murali Vijay at deep square leg off Jadeja. His 103-ball innings included eight fours.

De Villiers and Kallis then worked their way to build on the start. De Villiers was the more aggressive of the two, his innings coming in a mere 59 balls with 11 fours and three sixes.

Kallis cut loose once he reached his fifty, taking 94 balls for his century with five fours and three sixes.

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