Bloemfontein: The touring New Zealanders crushed a South African Invitation XI by 216 runs with a day to spare at Goodyear Park Saturday - but had concerns about the form of their top-order batsmen.
Bloemfontein: All-rounder Jacob Oram bowled the touring New Zealanders into a strong position on the second day of a four-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Goodyear Park Friday.
Bloemfontein: Daniel Vettori faces a tough challenge as New Zealand's new cricket captain on their tour of South Africa which starts with a four-day match against a South African Invitation XI in Bloemfontein.
Bloemfontein: Opener Boeta Dippenaar's unbeaten 85 helped South Africa defeat Zimbabwe by five wickets with 43 balls to spare in the first One-dayer in Bloemfontein.
More imagesJohannesburg:New Zealand's slower bowlers engineered a South African collapse to set up a five-wicket win for the tourists in the first Twenty20 international staged in South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium.
Wellington:New Zealand's cricket team left for South Africa, pointing to speedster Shane Bond as a key to combatting the hosts' batting firepower in the five-match one-day series.
Bloemfontein: Kenya coach Sandeep Patil said on Wednesday he will be heading back to India after the World Cup despite his team's surprise success at the tournament.
Bloemfontein: Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak won the toss and elected to bat against Kenya in the World Cup Super Sixes match at Goodyear Park on Wednesday:Zimbabwe: Heath Streak (captain), Alistair Campbell, Craig Wishart, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu, Andy Blignaut, Douglas Marillier, Douglas Hondo, Henry Olonga.
Bloemfontein: Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak won the toss and elected to bat against Kenya in the World Cup Super Sixes match at Goodyear Park on Wednesday:Zimbabwe: Heath Streak (captain), Alistair Campbell, Craig Wishart, Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Dion Ebrahim, Tatenda Taibu, Andy Blignaut, Douglas Marillier, Douglas Hondo, Henry Olonga.
Bloemfontein: Nathan Astle's first World Cup hundred in seven years, which guided New Zealand to a Super Six victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday, was the kind of innings the hard-hitting batsman aims to play every time he steps up to the crease.
