Cricket News sort by Johan Botha

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KFC Big Bash League, 2014-15: Adelaide Strikers Vs Sydney Sixers 26th Match Live Scores at Sydney, Jan 14, 2015. Match scheduled to begin at 19:10 local time (08:10 GMT)

KFC Big Bash League, 2014/15:Adelaide Strikers Vs Perth Scorchers, 5th Match Live Scores at Perth, Dec 22, 2014.Match scheduled to begin at 19:10 local time (08:10 GMT)

Off Spinner Johan Botha has been ruled out of this month’s unofficial T20 Tri Series in Zimbabwe because of a knee injury sustained during the IPL.

Off Spinner Johan Botha will be leading a 15-man South Africa Squad to take part in the upcoming Zimbabwe Triangular Twenty20 Series. The South African Board has decided to rest AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel. All the four senior players had a hectic run in the recently concluded Indian Premier League.

New Zealand Vs South Africa, 3rd T20I at Eden Park, Auckland, Feb 22, 2012: Match Highlights

Johan Botha, the South Africa allrounder, has admitted to being "disappointed but prepared" after being stripped of the national Twenty20 captaincy earlier this year. Botha was announced as Graeme Smith's successor to the lead the Twenty20 team in August last year and was widely tipped to become ODI captain as well, but lost out on both jobs when AB de Villiers was named captain in June.

Hosts Deccan Chargers tasted yet another defeat on their home ground at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

The sluggish pitch at the Moses Mabhida Stadium made it extremely difficult for South Africa to chase the target of 169 and they fell way short by 21 runs.