Cricket South Africa Awards 2013/14 (Nominees)

SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

Hashim Amla

AB de Villiers

JP Duminy

Quinton de Kock

Dale Steyn

CASTLE LAGER TEST CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

AB de Villiers

Faf du Plessis

Dale Steyn

CASTLE LAGER ODI CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

Quinton de Kock

AB de Villiers

Ryan McLaren

BLUE LABEL TELECOMS T20 CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

JP Duminy

Imran Tahir

Dale Steyn

KFC SO GOOD AWARD

Jacques Kallis

David Miller

Dale Steyn

MOMENTUM WOMEN'S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR

Mignon du Plessis

Shabnim Ismail

Marizanne Kapp

SUNFOIL SERIES CRICKETER OF THE SEASON

Justin Ontong (Cape Cobras)

Dane Pledt (Cape Cobras)

Stiaan van Zyl (Cape Cobras)

MOMENTUM ONE DAY CUP CRICKETER OF THE SEASON

Craig Alexander (Dolphins)

Justin Kemp (Cape Cobras)

Heino Kuhn (Titans)

RAM SLAMMER OF THE SEASON

Kyle Abbott (Dolphins)

Beuran Hendricks (Cape Cobras)

David Miller (Dolphins)

CSA COACH OF THE YEAR

Paul Adams (Cape Cobras)

Lance Klusener (Dolphins)

Rob Walter (Titans)

CSA UMPIRE OF THE YEAR

Johan Cloete

Shaun George

Adrian Holdstock

CSA GROUNDSMAN OF THE YEAR

Rupert Bailey (Boland Park)

Wilson Ngobese (Sahara Stadium Kingsmead)

Nico Pretorius (Chevrolet Park)

The world's best batsman and bowler will be the highlights of the CSA Awards this year.

Dale Steyn has been nominated for SA Cricketer of the Year, Castle Lager Test Cricketer of the Year, Blue Label Telecoms T20 International Cricketer of the Year and the KFC So Good Award.

AB de Villiers has been nominated for SA Cricketer of the Year, Castle Lager Test Cricketer of the Year and the Castle Lager One Day International Cricketer of the Year.

If either de Villiers, de Kock or Duminy win the South African Cricketer of the Year award, it will be their first time unlike Steyn and Amla who have won it before.

De Kock and Duminy were nominated for two awards. De Kock was also nominated for Castle Lager ODI Cricketer of the Year. While Duminy was also nominated for the Blue Label Telecoms T20 International Cricketer of the Year.

On the domestic side of things, three Cape Cobras cricketers are up for the Sunfoil Series Cricketer of the Season award.

The domestic cricket nominations are mainly Cape Cobras and Dolphins cricketers. It's expected since the Cape Cobras won the Sunfoil Series and Momentum One Day Cup, while the Dolphins won the RAM Slam. Although the Titans shared the Momentum One Day Cup with the Cape Cobras, they only have two nominations.

Cricket fans will be allowed to vote for the Fans Cricketer of the Season as well as the RAM Delivery of the Season.

CSA Awards 2013/14

4 June 2014

The Return of the IPL

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

16 April 2014 - 1 June 2014

The IPL couldn't have come at a better time, just weeks after the conclusion of the World T20. While the cricketers are still buzzing from it.

Harbhajan Singh, Chris Gayle & Adam Gilchrist did the gangnam style last season. Apparently Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh will do the gangnam dance together this season - I cannot wait for that.

TEAMS

Chennai Super Kings

Delhi Daredevils

Kings XI Punjab

Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians

Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sunrisers Hyderabad

TOP AUCTIONS

Yuvraj Singh was the highest purchase for Rs. 14 crore, purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Dinesh Karthik was not far behind going for Rs. 12.5 crore and purchased by the Dehli Daredevils.

Kevin Pietersen, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Jacques Kallis, David Warner and Robin Uthappa were purchased between Rs. 10 crore and Rs. 5.5 crore.

(Crore: a unit of value equal to ten million rupees or 100 lakhs)

PROTEAS IN THE IPL

Faf du Plessis - Chennai Super Kings

Quinton de Kock - Dehli Daredevils

JP Duminy - Dehli Daredevils

Wayne Parnell - Dehli Daredevils

Jacques Kallis - Kolkata Knight Riders

Morne Morkel - Kolkata Knight Riders

David Miller - King’s XI Punjab

Beuran Hendricks - King’s XI Punjab

Marchant de Lange - Mumbai Indians

Albie Morkel - Royal Challengers Bangalore

AB de Villiers - Royal Challengers Bangalore

Dale Steyn - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Du Plessis, Duminy, Parnell, de Villiers and Steyn have been in impeccable form, with the World T20 as a witness. However, de Kock, the Morkel brothers, Miller and Hendricks were not hitting the right notes, but they are getting there. The inclusion of de Lange is quite questionable due to his injury record. He hasn't played much cricket because of his long list of injuries.

Other South Africans involved in the IPL are the Proteas’ team director Paddy Upton who coaches the Rajasthan Royals, bowling coach Allan Donald who will be the bowling coach for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Jonty Rhodes will be the Mumbai Indians' fielding coach.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2014 - TO BE CONFIRMED

2013 - Mumbai Indians

2012 - Kolkata Knight Riders

2011 - Chennai Super Kings

2010 - Chennai Super Kings

2009 - Deccan Chargers

2008 - Rajastan Royals

The Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL twice, consecutively. Maybe this could be the year they bag their 3rd IPL trophy. With the likes of Dhoni, B McCullum, R Ashwin, Raina and many others, there's nothing stopping them.

The Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajastan Royals could join the Chennai Super Kings by recording their second IPL title.

It will be more challenging for teams like the Dehli Daredevils, King's XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad because they could win their first IPL trophy this year.

IPL BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES

Preity Zinta

Shahrukh Khan

Shilpa Shetty

Maybe there are more bollywood stars who have invested in IPL teams, but these are the prominent 3.

Apparently other bollywood stars like Salman Khan, John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan have been enquiring about having a stake in the IPL. Maybe they're seeing how much fun stars like Zinta, Khan and Shetty are having and maybe the revenue is sky high too.

Last Words on the ICC World T20

ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 Team

Rohit Sharma (India) – 200 runs

Stephan Myburgh (Netherlands) – 224 runs

Virat Kohli (India) – 319 runs

JP Duminy (South Africa) – 187 runs

Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 147 runs

MS Dhoni (India - capt, wk) – 50 runs, 6 dismissals

Darren Sammy (West Indies) – 101 runs

Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 11 wickets

Dale Steyn (South Africa) – 9 wickets

Samuel Badree (West Indies) – 11 wickets

Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) – 5 wickets

12th Player: Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) – 8 wickets

David Boon of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees was the chairman of the independent jury that selected the Men’s Team of the Tournament. Other members of the panel included Marais Erasmus of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, ex-England captain Nasser Hussain, former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop and Utpal Shuvro, one of Bangladesh’s senior-most cricket correspondents.

ICC World T20 in Numbers

No team managed to score 200+ runs during the tournament.

±300 sixes were scored in the tournament.

Highest Total

South Africa scored 196/5 after 20 overs at 9.80 runs per over against England in Chittagong. Moreover, 389 runs were scored between them. South Africa won by 3 runs.

Lowest Total

Sri Lanka recorded a tournament best when they won by 9 wickets with 90 balls remaining after dismissing the Netherlands for 39 in 10.3 overs in Chittagong.

Largest Victory

West Indies beat Pakistan by 84 runs after they posted 167 in Dhaka.

Most Extras In An Innings

West Indies (171/7) recorded the most extras in an innings with 19 (10 byes, 1 leg bye, 7 wides and 1 no ball) against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Most Runs

Virat Kohli was the top run scorer with 319 runs from 6 matches with a high score of 77. Although he did not score a century, Kohli scored 4 half centuries, 24 fours and 10 sixes.

Tom Cooper was second with 231 runs from 7 matches with a high score of 72*. Cooper scored 1 half century, 22 fours and 10 sixes.

Stephan Myburgh was third with 224 runs from 7 matches with a high score of 63. Myburgh scored 3 half centuries, 26 fours and 13 sixes.

High Scores

Alex Hales (116*) and Ahmed Shehzad (111*) were the only two players to score a centuries.

Alex Hales' 116* was the highest score in an innings by any batsman. He made his 116* from 64 balls with 11 fours and 6 sixes against Sri Lanka in Chittagong.

Ahmed Shehzad scored an unbeaten 111*. His 111* came from 62 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Umar Akmal scored 94 runs off 54 deliveries, scoring 9 fours and 4 sixes against Australia in Dhaka.

Mahela Jayawardene scored 89 runs from 51 balls, managing 11 fours and 3 sixes against England in Chittagong.

JP Duminy scored an unbeaten 86* from 43 deliveries, scoring 10 fours, 3 sixes and an impressive strike rate of 200.00 against New Zealand in Chittagong.

Most Fifties

Virat Kohli scored 4 half centuries. These half centuries came from 24 fours, 10 sixes and a high score of 77.

Stephan Myburgh scored 3 half centuries with 26 fours, 13 sixes and a high score of 63.

Aaron Finch and Rohit Sharma both scored 2 half centuries. Finch scored his half centuries with 17 fours, 7 sixes and a high score of 71. Sharma scored his half centuries with 19 fours, 6 sixes and a high score of 71*.

These cricketers scored 1 half century each: Elton Chigumbura, Faf du Plessis, Subash Khakurel, Mohammad Shahzad, Andrew Poynter, Shafiqullah, Paul Stirling, Brendan Taylor, Ross Taylor, Ahmed Shehzad, Alex Hales, Brendon McCullum, Glenn Maxwell, Eoin Morgan, Umar Akmal, Kane Williamson, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara, Dwayne Smith, Yuvraj Singh, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Kusal Perera, Tom Cooper and Shakib Al Hasan.

Most Ducks

Irfan Ahmed, Tanwir Afzal, Ziaur Rahman, Dwayne Bravo and Stephan Myburgh were dismissed with a duck twice.

Most Sixes

13 - Stephan Myburgh

12 - Glenn Maxwell

10 - Virat Kohli

10 - Tom Cooper

9 - Shakib Al Hasan

8 - JP Duminy

8 - Anamul Haque

Most Wickets

Imran Tahir and Ahsan Malik were joint top wicket takers with 12 wickets each. Tahir with a best of 4/21 and Malik with a best of 5/19.

4 Wickets In An Innings

Nadeem Ahmed, Tinashe Panyangara, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dale Steyn, Samuel Badree, Imran Tahir, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ahsan Malik each took four wickets in an innings.

5 Wicket Haul

Ahsan Malik and Rangana Herath each took a 5-wicket haul.

Nuwan Kulasekara finished with most maiden overs (3) in the tournament.

Ravichandran Ashwin finished with the most dot balls (74).

Most Dismissals (wk)

8 - Quinton de Kock

7 - Wesley Barresi

6 - Kamran Akmal, Luke Ronchi, Denesh Ramdin, MS Dhoni and Mushfiqur Rahim.

Most Catches

7 - Dwayne Bravo

6 - Glenn Maxwell

5 - Corey Anderson, AB de Villiers, David Miller, Virat Kohli and Peter Borren.

100+ Run Partnerships

152 - Alex Hales & Eoin Morgan

145 - Tillakaratne Dilshan & Mahela Jayawardene

118 - Aaron Finch & Glenn Maxwell

112 - Shakib Al Hasan & Mushfiqur Rahim

106 - Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli

101 - AD Poynter & Kevin O'Brien

100 - Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli

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Reliance ICC Player Rankings T20i

The Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings after the ICC World Twenty20.

Kohli was named player of the tournament for ending as the highest run-scorer of the tournament with 319 runs at an average of 106.33 and a strike rate of 129.14.

As a result, Kohli gained 68 ratings points to move up to a best-ever 889 ratings points, just three behind number-one ranked Australian batsman Aaron Finch.

Suresh Raina moved down 3 places to tenth place.

Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera, in fifth position, is the only batsman from his side in the top 10.

Faf du Plessis entered the top 10 for the first-time ever. He moved up 11 places to sixth place. While JP Duminy moved up one place to seventh.

Outside the top 20, the other batsmen to move upwards are Hashim Amla in 22nd place (up by two), Rohit Sharma in 26th (up by one), Dwayne Bravo in 29th (up by two), Angelo Mathews in 41st (up by six), Dwayne Smith in 47th (up by one), David Miller in 59th (up by two), Thisara Perera in 67th (up by three) and Ajinkya Rahane in 85th (up by four).

Ravichandran Ashwin now shares the third position on the bowlers’ table with Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal.

Ashwin finished with 11 wickets in the tournament at an average of 11.27 and an economy rate of 5.35 runs per over. Ashwin ended as the fourth highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He had spells of three for 22 in the semi-final against South Africa and one for 29 in the final against Sri Lanka. These efforts helped him gain 25 ratings points to end at a best-ever 711.

West Indies' Samuel Badree is still at the summit of the bowlers with teammate Sunil Narine in second place.

Inside the top 20, Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga moved up three places to 13th while South Africa's leg-spinner Imran Tahir entered the top 20 for the first-time ever as he rose four places to a best-ever 17th.

 

Outside the top 20, the bowlers who moved up are Marlon Samuels in 35th (up by five), Bhuvneshwar Kumar in 54th (up by 10), Amit Mishra in 60th (up by 14), Rangana Herath in 70th (up by 31) and JP Duminy in 92nd (up by five).

Jayawardene & Sangakkara T20i Retirement

Mahela Jayawardene finished in 12th place on the batting table (down two) and Kumar Sangakkara ended at 17th place (up by one).

Jayawardene's highest position he ever reached was number two in March 2013. While Sangakkara’s best-ever ranking was the third position in December 2009.

Sri Lanka reclaimed the number-one position on the Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings Table, after beating India in the final to win the tournament for the first-time ever.