IPL has reached the midseason point and the biggest surprise is Mumbai Indians are the first team to be eliminated from the playoff race as they have lost their first eight matches. The other team in danger of being eliminated is Chennai Super Kings who have won 2 out 8 matches they have played.  The two most dominant teams of the IPL 9 trophies between the two are the two teams fighting for the wooden spoon in the 15th edition of the IPL is the biggest surprise as not many fans would have anticipated this to be how things would unfold.  The two teams that were pointed out as the two weakest teams and would be the bottom 2 are the current top 2 teams in the IPL 2022 and look well on their way to securing a playoff spot. The Gujarat titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad coming out of the auction had the weakest teams on paper, they have managed to change that perspective with excellent performance so on the field so far.  Currently, the Sunrisers Hyderabad are on a 5 match winnin...

This week CSA announced the point system for the Promotion and relegation for the new domestic system which compromises two divisions. The points are awarded according to performance in each competition. The Promotion and Relegation system will go over a 2-year cycle. The division 1 points system is as follows this competed across 3 tournaments. Winner tournament 15 points  Runner up gets       10 points  3rd position           7 points  4th position           5 points  5th position           3 points  6th position          2 points  7th position         1 point  Last position       0 points  Division 1 Standings after this season   So after this season in Division 1, the team in danger of getting Relegated is the ITEC Knights who after starting the season on a...

 Proteas have won the 2nd and final test against Bangladesh by 332 runs. The Proteas spin twins were once again the chief destroyers of the Bangaladesh batting order as they combined to take 15 of the 20 wickets to fall in this match. They took a combined 29 wickets in the series which is unheard of on SA soil that 2 spinners would dominate the series for the home team. Maharaj and Harmer provide two world-class spinners for SA to utilise and they proved to be too good for the Bangladesh batters to deal with throughout the series. Both a proven match-winners in their own ways and in conditions that proved to be spin-friendly in this series they lead the way with the ball in hand and bowled the Proteas to victory. Maharaj and Harmer were also very handy with the bat in hand as they contributed some useful runs in the series.  They are no mugs with the bat in hand and can be classified as bowling all-rounders which just benefits SA cricket going forward. This Successful series v...

Proteas have won the 1st test against Bangladesh in Durban at the Kingsmead Stadium by 220 runs after the spin twins of Maharaj and Harmer ran through the Bangladesh batting order in the 2nd innings. Maharaj ended with 7-32 in 10 overs and Harmer ended with 3-21 in 9 0vers.  Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first on the first morning. The Bangladesh bowlers could not back their captain's decision as SA got off to a good start with their openers putting up a 100 run partnership for the first wicket. Bangladesh then fought back with 4 wickets in quick time but the SA lower middle order together with Bavuma manage to put together some partnerships which help SA post a 1st innings total of 367.  In reply, Bangladesh batsman Struggled to tackle the twin spin due Maharaj and Harmer with only Joy, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan really managing to tackle the SA spinners. as they showed resistance and batted around Joy who scored a well deserved 137 and posted 298 giving SA a lea...

  The 3rd and final ODI between Pakistan and Australia the series decider will take place tomorrow and both teams will be looking to complete a series victory. Pakistan will be the favourites going into this encounter after their historic victory in the 2nd ODI. Australia will want to improve their bowling performance and also put in another strong batting performance.  Pakistan will want their batsman to continue from where they left off and their bowlers will want to put in an improved performance from the previous 2 games and hope they can restrict their opposition to a decent total or defend the score their team puts on the board.  Australia will also want their bowlers to improve their performance and contribute to their batter's good form. They will want their bowlers to support their batsmen in gaining a series victory.  Australia will be depending on their batsmen to win this series as their bowling is weak and the only reliable bowler they have is Zampa wher...

Tomorrow the Betway test series between Proteas and Bangladesh will start and both teams will be looking to start this series on a winning note.  Proteas will be looking to strengthen their position in the world test championship even though they are missing a few first-choice players they will still be confident they can utilise their home conditions and win the series.  Bangladesh on the other hand will be looking to back up their historic ODI series victory with a historic test series victory. They will be confident and also their self-belief will be high as they have been had a good 2022 so far.  Bangladesh will also be looking to kick start an unlikely bid to make the world championship final which will require them to win all 8 of their remaining test matches.  Proteas Predicted XI: 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Sarel Erwee, 3 Keegan Petersen, 4 Temba Bavuma, 5 Ryan Rickelton, 6 Kyle Verrynne, 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Simon Harmer, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Lutho Sipamla, 11 Daran Dupav...

  Tomorrow the 2nd ODI between Australia and Pakistan will take place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Australia is leading the 3 match series 1-0.  Pakistan will be looking to bounce back and level the series making the 3rd and final match of the series a decider. Pakistan is also under pressure to win as they have slipped to 11 in the ODI super league and are looking like they will have to play the qualifier to make the world cup.  Australia on the other hand is well positioned on the ODI super league table. They have played the same amount of matches as Pakistan the only difference is they have won a majority of their matches and are sitting comfortably in the top 4 with 70 points.  These matches will be very important for both teams as they will want to gain points to establish themselves in a good position going forward.  My predicted eleven for tomorrow's game.  Pakistan predicted XI: 1 Imam ul Haq, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Haider Ali, 5 Moham...