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Submitted by Thami Tsolekile on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 11:21

Thami Tsolekile blog: "We are a team in form."

It is a wonderful feeling to be in the Standard Bank Pro20 final. We have had a pretty tough season off the field but all credit must go to my team for their efforts.

   Even though we are into the final we won’t be celebrating too much. I will say that we enjoyed the moment after beating the Titans but we need to stay humble because there is still one very important match still to play.

    I must give credit to Jonathan Vandiar and Neil McKenzie for the way they batted against the Titans.


Submitted by Pierre Joubert on Sat, 06/03/2010 - 10:19

Pierre Joubert blog: "The guys did not play to their full potential"

It is not easy to be out of the Standard Bank Pro20 but the guys did not play to their full potential against the Lions and if you are slightly off your game in Pro20 the chances are you are going to get beaten.

    I suppose some people will question if I made the right decision to leave myself out for the Lions match but we actually had four tough decisions to make.

    Faf du Plessis, David Wiese, Roelof van der Merwe and myself were all left out but that is the nature of playing for the Titans.


Submitted by Khadija Patel on Thu, 04/03/2010 - 11:48

Ntini ‘aint no ageing rocker

Makhaya Ntini turned back the hands of time as he rocked the Warriors into the final of the Standard Bank Pro 20 Competition. The Warriors, defending a meagre 121 under lights, flexed their bowling muscle and Ntini was their leading act.


Submitted by Davy Jacobs on Thu, 04/03/2010 - 09:37

Davy Jacobs Blog: "You can’t buy experience"

What a relief to be into the Standard Bank Pro20 final. After winning the first match against the Cobras we wanted to keep the momentum going but halfway though our innings in Cape Town it looked as if we had lost our way.

    But the 50 partnership between Johan Botha and Craig Thyssen gave us something to bowl at and credit to my team for defending 121.

    The first six overs of the Cobras’ innings were crucial and we managed to take a few wickets to slow them down and then our spinners really put them under pressure.


Submitted by Justin Kemp on Thu, 04/03/2010 - 09:29

Justin Kemp: "We just did not play good cricket"

What a disappointing end to our Standard Bank Pro20 campaign. We just did not play good cricket at all and the Warriors were the better side on the night.

    We only have ourselves to blame. I thought our guys bowled really well and our fielding was pretty good to restrict the Warriors to 121 and to be honest we really should have got those runs.

    It has been the story of our Pro20 season really. We just haven’t scored enough runs. Our top four hasn’t fired all season and we have battled to get someone to bat all the way through our innings.


Submitted by KiLLa on Mon, 01/03/2010 - 12:59

Amla for Vice Captain

Taking nothing away from Ashwell Prince and his accolades, I feel South Africa needs stability in hierachy and not having seperate personnel second in command to Smith in both forms of the game.

Pro20 apart, Hashim Amla has proved that he is a consistent performer and the ideal candidate for the role of vice captain of South Africa. He has earned the respect and love of a nation by not just his cricketing attributes, but by his character as well.


Submitted by Khadija Patel on Mon, 01/03/2010 - 10:35

Proteas salvage pride in Ahmedabad

Despite South Africa’s victory in the final One Day International against India in Ahmedabad on Saturday this series will be remembered for Sachin Tendulkar’s historic 200 not out in the second match in Gwalior. India held an unassailable lead in the series but the Proteas were keen to salvage pride in their final match of the season.


Submitted by Davy Jacobs on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 08:30

Davy Jacobs: "Just three runs was not great for my nerves!"

What a quality game of cricket against the Cobras although winning by just three runs was not great for my nerves!

After we had batted I thought we had enough runs but we missed a few chances and made life difficult for ourselves but it worked out in the end so I am very happy.

I thought we may have let the game slip a bit when Justin Kemp and Robin Peterson were at the crease because you are always in trouble when Justin is batting.

He is probably one of the best hitters in world cricket and there is no doubt that Lyall Meyer getting him out was crucial.


Submitted by Justin Kemp on Sat, 27/02/2010 - 08:18

Justin Kemp Blog: "Not finishing things off"

What a disappointing end to a good game of cricket. I really thought we had done enough to win the game but at the moment we are struggling to get over the line.

We are putting ourselves in winning positions but not finishing things off.

All credit must go to the Warriors for winning the match but while Robin Peterson and myself were batting, although I did not think the game was in the bag, I did think we were in a very strong position.

Even when I got out, which did no help matters, I still though the other batters would get the job done.


Submitted by Thami Tsolekile on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 11:06

Thami Tsolekile Blog: "Robbie hitting the last ball for six!"

What a great win for us against the Titans. We probably made it harder for ourselves than it needed to be but I think we deserved to win the match in the end.

    Before the game we would have taken 143 to chase but losing wickets in the middle of our innings put us under pressure.

    What should have been a comfortable run-chase became a bit difficult but all credit must go to Jean Symes and Robbie Frylinck for keeping their heads in that final over.


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