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CAF postpones Women's Africa Cup of Nations days before kickoff
2+ hour ago (388+ words) The Confederation of African Football postponed the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, just 12 days before the tournament was set to begin in Morocco, citing unspecified "unforeseen circumstances" that forced organizers to push the competition back more than four…...
Tactics board: Ferguson vs SA's left-hand batters and Jansen's variations key
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (275+ words) Where will the first T20 World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa in Kolkata be won and lost? (4:12) The first semi-final of the 2026 T20 World Cup, between New Zealand and South Africa, takes place in Kolkata on Wednesday. This is…...
Tactics board: Ngidi's slower ones on a black-soil pitch, and Markram's offspin
1+ week, 5+ day ago (249+ words) Gaurav Sundararaman joins Yash Jha to look at the tactical battles (4:46) India are the strong favourites to win the men's T20 World Cup 2026, but T20 is a format of fine margins. Tactics can have a much bigger say in this format than…...
South Africa make four changes and ask UAE to bat
2+ week, 1+ day ago (232+ words) Toss South Africa chose to field vs UAE South Africa have won the toss and chosen to bowl first against UAE in their T20 World Cup 2026 match on what captain Aiden Markram called a tacky pitch in Delhi. UAE captain Muhammad…...
Jansen's not-quite knuckle ball lights up South Africa's pace-off masterclass
2+ week, 5+ day ago (733+ words) Ian Bishop and Saba Karim on the seamer's outing (1:45) Pace may be pace but South Africa included six seamers in their 2026 T20 World Cup squad for more than that and they showed it against New Zealand in Ahmedabad. Their skill, whether…...
Afghanistan-South Africa epic made Neesham wish for second Super Over in 2019
2+ week, 5+ day ago (258+ words) While watching South Africa and Afghanistan play two Super Overs in their T20 World Cup epic, New Zealand allrounder James Neesham had one thought: "It's good now that you had the opportunity to play a second Super Over when the first…...
One Super Over is a lot to handle; South Africa and Afghanistan endured two
3+ week, 1+ day ago (183+ words) "The game just kept giving and giving and giving" (6:55) You can live a whole life in a Super Over. So into the Super Over were funnelled mountainloads of cricketing ambition - a group exit from the biggest event this year an…...