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South Africa's women cricketers held their nerve to edge out Bangladesh by three runs in the third and final T20 international at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Sunday to complete a 3-0 series victory.

Hashim Amla's excellence was recognized at the Cricket South Africa awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Monday night, as he joined Jacques Kallis and Makhaya Ntini as the only two-time winners of the country's Cricketer of the Year award.

South Africa's touring Proteas played their part on Neslon Mandela International Day by hosting a coaching clinic for a group of under-17 cricketers in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday.

South African fans have known it for years, now it's been confirmed: with a combination of spectacular scenery and world-class facilities, the historical Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town has been voted the second-best test venue in the world.

After a record-breaking season in which he captured 51 wickets in his first seven test matches - only one man, way back in 1888, ever bagged his first 50 faster - Vernon Philander has been named South African Cricketer of the Year.

South Africa’s historical Newlands cricket ground, known for its remarkable backdrop of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak, has been voted as the second-best test venue in the world.
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South Africa won an extraordinary test match against Australia inside three days, chasing down a victory target of 236 runs in Cape Town on Friday. The contest was turned on its head on a remarkable second day as numerous records were established.

Gary Kirsten, the former star Proteas batsman who coached India to an ICC World Cup crown and the number one ranking in test cricket, has been appointed head coach of South Africa's national cricket team.

South Africa's AB de Villiers was justly rewarded for a sensational season when he was named ICC one-day international Player of the Year in Bangaluru, India on Wednesday evening.