The end IPL league phase has come to an end with only 2 matches left before the playoffs. Delhi capitals and Royal challengers Bangalor are both already qualified for the playoffs the only question from this match is can RCB win by a big enough margin to beat CSK on net run rate to 2nd position. The 2nd match how ever is more interesting as Mumbai indians take on the Sunrisers Hydrabad and Mumbai need to win by a maring of 170 plus to beat KKR on net run rate and secure the last position in the playoffs. If MI bowl first then they have no chance of qualifying for the playoffs as it will be very tough for them to equal KKRs net run rate. So can mumbai pull off a miricale and qualify for the playoffs or is it too late. The most interesting thing is both matches will be going on at the same time similtancely. It will be interesting to see which match fans choose to watch as its going to be entertainment galore.  IPL has always been full of entertainment and the decision of who ...

CSA announced the first tournment of the new domestic system which is a T20 knockout tournrment the will feature all 15 domestic teams and also the SA U19 team as the 16th team.  The Tournement will start on the 24th of September in Kimberly. Pool A play on the 24th to 26th of September and then will move to Bloemfontein where Pool B will be played from 28th September to 30th September. The tournament the moves back to Kimbeley were Pool D will be played from 4th October to 6th October and then Pool C will finish the group round in Bloemfontein from 8th October to 10th October. The following is POOLS for the tournament.  This Tournment will give Proteas players who are not part of the IPL some game time ahead of the T20 world cup as well as opportunity for players coming up in the system to show their talent.  This is a start of a new chapter for CSA domestic cricket and I hope this new system is Successfull in bringing talent to the forefront and providing Proteas with p...

The Proteas have announced their squad for the ODI and T20i series in Sri Lanka and there have a few interesting selections. The decision to leave Jannaman Malan, Andile Phehlukwayo and Kyle Verreynne out of the T20 squad is the biggest question. These are three very good players and they will have an opportunity to show their skill as they are part of the ODI squad but I feel they should have been in the T20 squad as well. The Good news is Dwaine Pretorius is back and in both squads which is a good sign also Keshav Maharaj is in the T20 squad which is great opportunity for him if given a chance to show his skill in the shortest format of the game. The T20 series in Sri Lanka is the last 3 games for Proteas as team before the T20 world cup and will want to get the final pieces to their squad together in this series. All the best to the Proteas. SHOW THEM WHAT PROTEASfire is made of Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar   

  The Olympics 2021 has got on the way and so far the most successful country has been china who have managed to get 40 medals. The medal table looks like this so far. h South Africa have so far won three medals at the Tokyo Olympics. 1 gold and 2 silver. Tajana Schoenmaker has won gold in women 200-meter breaststroke and sliver in the 100 meters breaststroke. Bianca Buitendag has won silver in the Women's shortboard.  The 2 silver Medals were won on 27th July and the Gold today 30th July. This is a good start for South Africa at the Olympics as within the first 7 days they have managed to win 3 medals. Yes, this is not so good compared to other countries.  The South Africans still have hope in the track and field event and Rugby 7s to earn more medals for the country. South Africa has made steady progress and most of its athletes will come into action in this coming week so hopefully, South Africa can start moving up the medal table.  this was my take on South Afric...

  South Africa vs Ireland in Dublin starts tomorrow with the first ODI. These ODIs will be important as they count for the world cup super league points and South Africans will want to get their campaign going as they look to kick start their path to qualify for the 2023 world cup.  South Africa will look also to get their combinations right as they continue to look to balance their white-ball teams. The biggest question will be can they fit in an all-rounder in the team to give themselves a sixth bowling option that will balance the side better. Ireland will want to reboot their bid to qualify for the 2023 world cup as they have played 9 matches and only got 20 points so far. These matches will be very crucial for them as defeat will leave them highly likely to fail to qualify directly for the world cup.  Ireland Probable XI: 1. Paul Sterling, 2. Jeremy Lawlor, 3. Andy Balbirnie, 4. Harry Tector, 5. Curtis Campher, 6. Lorcan Tucker, 7.Simi Singh, 8. Andy Mcbrine, 9 Barry...

 The Euro 2021 has reached the last 4 and tonight the first semi-final takes place between Spain and Italy and the 2nd semi-final will take place tomorrow between England and Denmark.  The tournament has been very interesting so far with a few surprises but it has come down to these four teams who have played some really good football. Who do you think will make the final. These are my predictions for the semi-finals  So these were my prediction and thoughts. Do share your opinions in the comments section. Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar

  South Africa vs West Indies last T20 will be played tonight and this will be the series decider with the series level 2-2. West Indies will want to continue the momentum they have gained from the previous game and close the series out. South Africa will want to address their batting problems in the middle and also find a way to fit in an all-rounder to balance the side better. Nortje fitness could be a question for this game after he got hit on the knee and this could be an opportunity for Lizard Williams. Williams could come in for Ngidi if Nortje is fit and Mulder or Phehlukwayo could also come in place of a batsman.  South Africa will also want to win this one so they will need to get their combination right if they are to do so. West Indies Probable XI: 1. Lendl Simmons, 2. Evin Lewis, 3. Chris Gayle, 4. Shimron Hetmyer, 5. Kieron Pollard, 6. Nicholas Pooran, 7. Andre Russel, 8. Dwayne Bravo, 9.Akeal Hosein, 10. Obed McCoy, 11. Fidel Edwards South Africa Probable XI: 1. ...

 The Euro 2021 last 8 gets on the way tonight. A few teams have surprised a few and made it to the last 8 after beat teams that were considered favourites to win the tournament.  The Czech Republic pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament when they eliminated the Netherlands to make it to the last 8 and Switzerland pulled off what could be considered the biggest upset ever as they beat the world champions France to make it to the last 8.  Will these 2 teams be able to continue their fairy tale or will it come to an end in the last 8 we will find out tonight and tomorrow  These are my predictions for the Quarterfinals.  Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar 

 South Africa vs West Indies 4th T20 gets on the way tonight as South Africa look to close out the series and win their first T20 series under coach Boucher and captain Bavuma. West Indies will be looking to bounce back and level the series.    South Africa will want to find a balance to their side as well as looked to win the series with a game to play in the series. South Africa will most probably go unchanged into this game. If they do make a change it will be to fit in a seam-bowling all-rounder.   West Indies will be looking to sort out their batting problem through the middle overs. They also might go unchanged but Gayle could be brought back into the team.  West Indies Probable XI: 1. Lendl Simmons, 2. Evin Lewis, 3. Chris Gayle, 4.Shimron Hetmeyer, 5. Kieron Pollard, 6 Andre Russel , 7. Jason Holder, 8. Fabian Allen, 9 Dwayne Bravo, 10. Obed McCoy, 11. Kevin Sinclair South Africa Probable XI: 1. Reeza Hendricks, 2. Quinton de Kock, 3. Temba Bavuma, 4. Ad...

 West Indies vs South Africa T20 series is level 1-1  at the moment. Tonight one of the teams will go ahead as the 3rd T20 takes place.  West Indies will want to improve on their batting performance from the last game as they look to regain the momentum they had from the first game. They might look to make a change to strengthen the batting by bringing in  Lendl Simmons.  South Africa on the other hand will want to improve on their batting in the middle overs and their power-hitting towards the end of the innings. Also, they have to find a way to include an all-rounder to balance the side better and give themselves a 6th bowling option. West Indies Probable XI: 1. Evin Lewis, 2. Andre Flecher, 3. Chris Gayle, 4 Lendl Simmons/ Nicholas Pooran, 5. Kieron Pollard, 6. Andre Russel, 7. Jason Holder, 8. Fabian Allen, 9. Dwayne Bravo, 10. Obed McCoy, 11. Kevin Sinclair.  South Africa Probable XI: 1 Quinton de Kock, 2. Reeza Hendricks, 3. Temba Bavuma, 4. Rassie Va...

  The Euro 2021 Round of 16 will Start tomorrow and there are a few interesting matches to watch. Wales vs Denmark will be a very interesting contest to watch as well as Belgium vs Portugal and England vs Germany and Spain vs Croatia. These 4 matches are going to top contest and could go either way as all 8 teams are very strong and have the potential to win the tournament.  The other 4 matches might have one team heavily favoured winning but you never know any team can win on the day if they put in their best performance  These are my predictions for the Round of 16  These were my thoughts on Euro 2021 Round of 16  Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar 

  The Inaugural test championship came to an end with New Zealand being crowned champions of the ultimate format of the game. With rain washing out 2 days of play the reserve day came into play and it was the decisive day as to who would be walking away as the champions of the ultimate test. New Zealand came into Day 6 requiring 6 wickets to bowel India and then come out and chase the score India put on the board. Their bowlers came and stuck to their plans and bowled relentlessly and manage to bowl India out for 170. This meant India had a lead of 138.  New Zealand came out to bat the last 4 and half hours of the match requiring 139 to win from 53 overs. The New Zealand Openers started steadily before R. Ashwin dismissed both of them to give India some hope but the experienced pair of captain Williamson and Taylor made sure they saw their team over the line to be crowned Inaugural test champions. The scorecard looked like this  India 217  92.1 overs A. Rahane 49 ( 1...

  South Africa bowled West Indies out on Day 4 to complete a 158 run win and also finish in 5th in the World Test Championship.  The South African victory was guided by the history-making Maharaj who took a hat trick and became only the second South African player to take a test hat trick. The last being 60 years ago by Geoff Griffin against England in 1960. Maharaj triple strike put South Africa well on the way to victory and they came out after lunch a wrapped the game up as Maharaj got his 6th test 5 wicket haul. The South African bowlers were once again relentless with their line and lengths and they kept the pressure on the West Indies batsman. This Victory sealed the series 2-0 and also a great start to a new era under captain Elgar.  The final Scorecard looked like this  South Africa 298  112.4 overs  De Kock 96 ( 162)                                      ...

  The West Indies fought back in the 2nd test but they still have a huge task of chasing 324 as South African Middle lower order with Van der Dussen manage to take South Africa to 174 all out a lead of 323.  West Indies bowlers were very good at the start of the day but fell away a bit as the South African lower order managed to fight back and get South Africa to a total which they can be confident they can defend.  South Africa will be disappointed with the performance of their top order and middle-order batsman and will want them to come good before their next series which is against India. After that, they have Australia and New Zealand and England as well.  The start of the domestic season will be very important for the South African batsman to rediscover so form and also confidence before they face India. The Scorecard looks like this  South Africa   298  112.4 overs De Kock 96 (162)                ...

  Day 3 of the world test championship ended with New Zealand in control as they bowled India out for 217 and then went to stumps on 101 /2  Kyle Jamieson was the chief destroyer as he took 5 wickets as New Zealand took the last 7 Indian wickets for 71 runs.   The Indian batsman struggled against the pace and bounce of the New Zealand bowlers and also played some unnecessary shots which cost them their wickets. The Indian bowlers also looked a little off. The only threatening bowler was Ishant and Ashwin to an extent. New Zealand will be happy with their day's work as they managed to reduce the deficit to 106 runs. The Indians will know they have a lot of work to do to come back in this test match.  The scorecard looks like this  India 217  92.1 overs A. Rahane 49 (117)                                                    ...

  Tonight is the WWE Hell in a Cell pay per view. these are my predictions as there are 6 matches on the card. Match 1  This match should the end of Lilly so I think Alexa and Shayna should have a great match  Winner: Alexa Bliss  Match 2  This is a match that could tell the show and it's going to be a very good match if given time  Winner: Kevin Owens Match 3  This match is another that could steal the show as both these guys are very talented. I think this is the last of their feud. Winner: Cesaro  Match 4  This should be the last match of this feud and I think these will put on a great match and they have had a much better build to this match. Winner: AND still Smackdown women's champion Binaca Belair  Match 5  This is a match that has had a very terrible build and also I think this should also be the end of this feud. Winner: AND still Raw Women's champion Rea Ripley  Match 6 This should be the main event and also the end o...

  South Africa took control of the 2nd test after an excellent inning from De Kock. South Africa resumed the day on 218/5 went to be bowled out for 298. De Kock continued his great form as he scored 96 of 162 and he with Mulder and then Maharaj continued to score steadily before West indies got a few wickets in quick succession to bowl South Africa out. Lunch was taken straight away. West Indies came out to bat after lunch and their batting order once again failed to put a performance together as the South African bowlers put in an excellent performance to bowl them out.  The South African bowlers were relentless as they kept on asking questions of the West Indies batsman and the West Indies had no answer  The Day ended with the fall of the last West Indian batsman wicket. Tomorrow South Africa will come out to bat and extend the lead that they have. The scorecard for the match looks like this  South Africa 298  112.4 overs Q. de Kock 96 (162)    ...

 The world test championship final finally started after the first day was washed out by rain. New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl.  India got off to a great start as the openers put together a partnership of 62 before India lost both openers to go to lunch on 69/2.  During the Afternoon we had a stop-start as play stopped a few times due to rain and eventually the day ended with India losing one more wicket as their captain and vice-captain were still standing strong. the scorecard looked like this  India 146/3 64.4 overs V.Kohli  44* (124)                                           K. Jamieson 1-14 (14)                                  R. Sharma 34 (68)                                ...

  The 2nd test between South Africa and West Indies started yesterday and the West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first.  The West Indies made a good start as they restricted South Africa to 37/3. before South Africa fought back with a partnership of 87 between Elgar and Verreynne and then a partnership of 79 between Elgar and de Kock.  The first session of the day belonged to West Indies as they went to Lunch having reduced the visitors to 44/3. In that session, South Africa lost the wickets of Markram, Peterson and Van der Dussen.  The second session went to South Africa as they scored 81 runs for the loss of the wicket of Verreynne. Elgar and Verreynne steadily built their partnership as they took their team out of trouble. The third session also went to South Africa as they scored a further 93 runs for the loss of Elgar's wicket as they ended what turned to be a good day for them on 218/5. Elgar and De Kock batted very well together as they pushed South Af...

  The inaugural World Test Championship final gets on the way tomorrow in Southampton and both teams look ready. India have announced their starting Xi this evening. New Zealand on the other hand have a decision to make to play an all pace attack or drop a seamer for a spinner. I think they will go with a spinner that's why I think the team will look like this. New Zealand Probable XI: 1. Tom Latham, 2. Devon Conway, 3. Kane Williamson, 4. Ross Taylor, 5. Henry Nicholls, 6. Bj Watling, 7. Kyle Jamieson, 8, Tim Southee, 9. Neil Wagner, 10. Ajaz Patel, 11. Trent Boult India XI: 1. Rohit Sharma, 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Cheteshwar Pujara, 4. Virat Kohli, 5. Ajinkya Rahane, 6. Rishabh Pant, 7. Ravindra Jadeja, 8. R, Ashwin, 9. Ishant Sharma, 10. Mohammed Shami, 11. Jasprit Bumrah  These were my predictions on how New Zealand Xi may look for tomorrows game as India have already announced their XI.  Writer : Ebrahim Yusuf Omar 

 The 2nd test between West Indies and South Africa gets on the way tomorrow at the Gros Islet st Lucia Daren Sammy National Stadium. There is a lot at stake here as a win for South Africa gives them a 5th place finish in the world test championship and they will also be able to collect the 200 thousand dollar prize for finishing 5th.  The West Indies could make 2 changes from the 1st test as Bonner is injured so he has been ruled out and Shannon Gabriel could come in in place of Cornwall as they look to add an extra pace bowler. The rest should be the same.  West Indies Probable XI: 1. Kraigg Braithwaite, 2. Shai Hope, 3. Kieran Powell/Darren Bravo, 4. Roston Chase, 5. Kyle Mayers, 6. Jermaine Blackwood, 7. Jason Holder, 8. Joshua Da Silva, 9. Shannon Gabriel/ Rahkeem Cornwall, 10. Kemar Roach, 11. Jayden Seales The Proteas should go unchanged unless Bavuma is fit then we could see him come in for Kyle Verreynne. Proteas Probable XI: 1. Dean Elgar, 2. Aiden Markram, 3. Ke...

 This week Friday the World Test Championships last 2 test matches for the 2019-21 cycle will be played. The final between New Zealand and India and West Indies vs South Africa 2nd test which is the last test match of an official series for the world test championship.  The New Zealand and India match will give us the inaugural winner of the world test championship as the two teams will battle it out in Southampton to crown the best team of the greats format in cricket history. South Africa vs West Indies test match also has high stakes as if South Africa win the second test match they will finish off in 5th position by having a stronger winning percentage as Pakistan who are currently in 5th have a winning percentage of 43.3% and South Africa will have a winning percentage of 44 if they win the second test match.  If West Indies win the second test match then they will finish in 6th and South Africa will drop to 7th. If the match ends in a draw South Africa will finish i...

 SA A ended their successful tour of Zimbabwe as the last unofficial test was called off due to covid19 cases rasing in Zimbabwe. The SA A side won the unofficial One-day series 3-1 and the unofficial test series 1-0.  There were a few shining stars to come out of this tour. The future stars to come out were Zubayr Humza, Ryan Rickelton, Sinethemba Qeshile, Edward Moore, Senuran Muthusamy, Migael Pretorius, Glenton Stuurman, Daryn Dupavillion, Lutho Sipamla, Tony de Zorzi. This proves that SA have a good backup and also their bench strength is as good as the first team. The manner in which they dominated and won each match as they were all one-sided affairs shows that South Africa are not far from becoming a powerhouse in cricket again. Providing no more political interference and players being awarded on the exceptional performance they put in over the season to get selected for the national side.    The Proteas also started a new era under captain Elgar with a domi...

The Euro 2021 has got off to a good start and after today each team would have played a match. It's going to be interesting to see which teams make it to the round of 16 as the tournament progresses the fight for places are going to be tight.  The teams that come out third will want to be in the best possible position in terms of points and goal difference as this will give them a chance to secure one of the last 4 places available in the round of 16. The top 2 of each group will qualify thus 12 teams of 16 and the last 4 places will be the best four of the teams in the third spot in the group stages.  The main goal of each team will be to claim a top 2 spot thus games in the coming weeks could get very interesting as a third spot finish does not guarantee a place in the round of 16 in actually leaves teams to depend on other teams to help them out and no team wants to be in that position. the round of 16 brack looks like this in the image below  I'm going to predict my t...

  Tonight is NXT Takeover In Your House pay per view and so far there are only 5 matches on the card and these are my predictions. Match 1  This match is going to be an interesting one and could decide the next number, one contender, for the NXT women's championship.  Winner: Zia Lee  Match 2  The winner takes all six-man tag match is going to be a banger as this could be the match of the night if booked right and if each competitor is given enough time to show there skills.  Winner: AND still Noth American and NXT tag champions  Bronson Reed and MSK Match 3  This is a match I'm most excited for as this will be the return of the million-dollar championship and both competitors are very talented and I hope they are given time to show their skills and also this being a ladder match I hope this doesn't disappoint and is a banger like most ladder matches. Winner:   And NEW Million Dollar Champion LA Knight  Match 4  This is going t...