Temba Bavuma returns from injury to lead Proteas in Test series against India
Temba Bavuma has returned from injury and will captain the Proteas squad in the two-match Test series against India next month.
Keshav Maharaj and Temba Bavuma win big at Cricket South Africa awards
Maharaj has been in top form with the ball. In the seven Tests between August 2024 and January 2025, the tweaker took 40 wickets, including five-wicket hauls in Chattogram and Gqeberha as well as two four-fors against the West Indies. He was also a key bowler in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he was South Africa's third-highest wicket-taker.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma also found himself amongst the awards, scooping the Test player of the Year and SA Fan's Player of the Year accolades. His two hundreds in the home summer - against Sri Lanka in Durban and Pakistan in Cape Town - helped South Africa qualify for the WTC final.
The destructive hitting of Heinrich Klaasen, now retired, saw him grab the ODI Player of the Year Award while paceman Anrich Nortje was named the T20I Player of the Year.
In women's cricket, spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba was selected as the SA Women's Player of the Year and the Women's T20I player of the Year.
Selected winners at the 2025 CSA Awards
International Men's Newcomer of the Year: Ottneil Baartman
Men's T20I Player of the Year: Anrich Nortje
Men's ODI Player Of The Year: Heinrich Klaasen
Men's Test Player Of The Year: Temba Bavuma
Men's Players' Player Of The Year: Kagiso Rabada
SA Men's Player of the Year: Keshav Maharaj
International Women's Newcomer of the Year: Ayanda Hlubi
Women's T20I Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
Women's ODI Player of the Year: Annerie Dercksen
Women's Players' Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
SA Women's Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
SA Fans' Player of the Year: Temba Bavuma
Herculean Simon Harmer joins illustrious company with 1000th first-class wicket
Spinner Simon Harmer earned his maiden five-for and took his 1000th first-class wicket during the Proteas' win over Pakistan on Thursday.
Temba Bavuma set to play first-class fixture for SA A ahead of Test series in India
Temba Bavuma has been included in the South Africa A side for a first-class fixture next month to prove his fitness ahead of the Proteas' Test series in India.
Captain Temba Bavuma ruled out as Proteas kick off WTC title defence in Pakistan
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of next month's two-match Test series in Pakistan due to a calf strain with Aiden Markram set to lead the red-ball team.