Zaahier Adams

Senior Cricket Writer

Proteas now a team to beat in T20 World Cup

Zaahier Adams|Published

The Proteas crushed the defending champions by 76 runs — India’s second-largest T20I defeat ever — to silence a crowd of more than 80 000 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. ...

Watch VideoJP Duminy warns Proteas: Play the ball, not the man, ahead of crucial India T20 World Cup clash

Zaahier Adams|Published

With the T20 World Cup heating up, JP Duminy stresses the importance of mental fortitude for the Proteas ahead of their all-important Super Eights clash against ...

Watch VideoMorkel vs Morkel: A family divided as India take on the Proteas in massive T20 World Cup clash

Zaahier Adams|Updated

Blood may be thicker than water, but for Albie and Morne Morkel, all bets are off this Sunday as the Proteas and India go head-to-head at the Narendra Modi Stadium. ...

Watch VideoGavin Hunt looking to bring back Wonderboy Makhubu as Stellenbosch switch focus to Premiership survival

Zaahier Adams|Published

Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt will switch all his attention to keeping the Winelands club afloat in the Betway Premiership now after their exit from the CAF Confederation ...

Watch VideoProteas eye Super 8s rotation: Nortje and Maphaka set for UAE clash?

Zaahier Adams|Published

With qualification for the Super Eights virtually secured, Proteas coach Shukri Conrad looks set to rotate his squad for Wednesday’s T20 World Cup fixture against ...

Watch VideoProteas' Tristan Stubbs, David Miller show why they are big-money players after Super Over heroics

Zaahier Adams|Published

The Proteas will reflect in amazement that it was ultimately them that came out on the right side after staring down the barrel as many as three times in their pulsating ...

Watch VideoGavin Hunt wants grieving Stellies to lift themselves for 'big occasion' against Kaizer Chiefs

Zaahier Adams|Published

Even though Stellies are embroiled in a relegation battle where livelihoods are literally at stake and face mighty Kaizer Chiefs at the DHL Stadium on Wednesday ...

Watch VideoLuck of the Irish and wisdom of a legend: Meeting Eoin Morgan at Boland Park

Zaahier Adams|Published

Eoin Morgan—the architect of England's white-ball revolution — talks tactical brilliance, the vital importance of the SA20, and why the shortest format is the only ...

Watch VideoRyan Rickelton riddle: Why Domestic dominance wasn't enough for T20 World Cup selection

Zaahier Adams|Published

As the debate rages over Ryan Rickelton’s omission from the Proteas' T20 World Cup squad, we dive into the tactical and structural realities facing Shukri Conrad. ...

Watch VideoSunrisers 'desperate' to book top playoff spot after close defeat to Durban's Super Giants

Zaahier Adams|Published

Sunrisers Eastern Cape coach Adrian Birrell has stressed that his team remains steadfast on finishing in the top two after the Betway SA20 group stages.

Watch VideoRyan Rickelton 'chilled' over Proteas' World Cup omission with focus squarely on MI Cape Town

Zaahier Adams|Published

Ryan Rickelton is “chilled” with missing out Proteas’ T20 World Cup selection and is focusing squarely on helping MI Cape Town defend their Betway SA20 crown.

Watch VideoSunrisers Eastern Cape thrash Capitals by 10 wickets to storm to the top of the SA20 table

Zaahier Adams|Updated

Sunrisers Eastern Cape delivered an emphatic statement with a first-ever Betway SA20 victory over Pretoria Capitals at Centurion on Monday.

Watch VideoLate-bloomer Jason Smith ready to take his Proteas T20 World Cup chance with both hands

Zaahier Adams|Updated

It has been more than a decade-long wait, but Jason Smith feels he is ready for the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month,

India hand Proteas a thrashing as tourists slump to lowest ever T20I total

Zaahier Adams|Published

With the T20 World Cup a mere seven games away, the Proteas produced an uncertain performance in the opening T20I against India that will have coach Shukri Conrad ...

Bavuma’s captaincy etched in history

Zaahier Adams|Published

It is the Proteas’ first series win in India since the late Hansie Cronje’s side triumphed 25 years ago at the turn of the millennium.

Proteas suffer major blow after Dewald Brevis suffers a shoulder injury

Zaahier Adams|Updated

The Proteas have suffered a major setback ahead of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, starting in Faisalabad on Tuesday, after Dewald Brevis was ruled ...

Magnificent Kapp knew good performance was 'long overdue'

Zaahier Adams|Published

Kapp delivered arguably her finest performance in her 16-year Proteas career, scoring a vital 42 runs and claiming 5/20 with the ball to lead her team to a 125-run ...

Take a bow bunch of history makers

Zaahier Adams|Published

Proteas Women make history as the first South African senior cricket team to reach an ICC World Cup final, following a stunning 125-run victory over England in the ...

BREAKING NEWS | Proteas Women stick to tried and trusted for ICC World Cup

Zaahier Adams|Published

Laura Wolvaardt will lead an experienced 15-player squad at the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Watch VideoShukri Conrad places his trust in teenager Kwena Maphaka to lead Proteas Test attack

Zaahier Adams|Published

Kwena Maphaka’s development as a top-class paceman is integral to Proteas coach Shukri Conrad’s overall plan of growing the South African fast bowling depth.

Watch Video‘As South Africans, when people come at us, we go back even harder,’ says Proteas superstar Kagiso Rabada

Zaahier Adams|Published

Kagiso Rabada shares his journey from vulnerability to triumph as a World Test Champion, revealing how the sight of the Baggy Green fuels his competitive spirit. ...

Watch VideoCricket SA must strike while Test iron is hot to maximise Proteas’ success

Zaahier Adams|Published

England's thrilling Test victory over India has reignited debates about the future of Test cricket. As the Proteas emerge victorious on the world stage, Cricket ...

Watch VideoMiane Smit's Caribbean 'fun' sets her up for a place in the Proteas Women's World Cup squad

Zaahier Adams|Published

The Proteas Women’s team may have lost a second successive T20I series, but they are beginning to unearth a group of promising youngsters to take the team forward. ...

Watch Video'I'm willing to give my blood for the Proteas,' says Kagiso Rabada after Lord's redemption

Zaahier Adams|Published

Kagiso Rabada was eternally grateful to share the moment of breaking a 27-year ICC major trophy curse with his Proteas teammates at Lord's.

Temba Bavuma's Proteas are in touching distance of realising the African dream at Lord's

Zaahier Adams|Published

Temba Bavuma’s Proteas require just 69 more runs on Saturday morning to realise their dream of winning the World Test Championship final here at rousing Lord’s. ...