Nasri Alexander

The Proteas made it three wins from three at the T20 World Cup after a thumping seven-wicket victory against New Zealand with more than two overs to spare in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Brian Bennett says Zimbabwe will enjoy a "pretty special" victory against Australia at the T20 World Cup but will not get ahead of themselves with two more group matches still to play.

Kayla Reyneke enjoyed a dream debut with bat and ball, including hitting the winning runs off the final delivery of the game, as the Proteas Women beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first T20I.

Aiden Markram was in the runs while Lungi Ngidi took four wickets as the Proteas kicked off their T20 World Cup campaign with a 57-run victory against Canada in Ahmedabad.

Proteas pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada believes some pitches at the T20 World Cup will be of assistance to the bowlers even though high scores are being predicted at the global tournament.

George Linde starred with the ball while Aiden Markram led from the front with the bat as the Proteas beat West Indies by nine wickets in the opening T20I in Paarl on Tuesday.

West Indies captain Shai Hope knows first hand about the danger that Proteas batter Dewald Brevis will pose to his team in the three-match T20I series that kicks off in Paarl on Tuesday.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape sailed into yet another SA20 final after beating the Paarl Royals by seven wickets in a low-scoring encounter at the Wanderers on Friday.

The Paarl Royals recorded the highest successful run-chase at Boland Park, knocking down a target of 187 to beat Durban's Super Giants by six wickets in their SA20 clash on Tuesday.