Johan Botha

"He does a lot of good things on the field and the boys respect him even as a young leader," Islamabad United coach says

A number of factors, including dew and psychological advantage, encourage teams to chase in the league

Adelaide Strikers brought in Matt Short and Hobart Hurricanes opted for Mac Wright

A last-wicket stand of 61 between Dan Worrall and Danny Briggs made the Hurricanes nervous

The allrounder joins Tom Banton in deciding he needs a break from bubbles, while further England could be impacted by the Covid outbreak in SA

No team has pushed the theory of spinning to win in T20 to the limit as they have done

Bits-and-pieces cricketers - remember how India won a World Cup with them 35 years ago? We look at five exemplars of the species

Botha made the surprise announcement following Hobart's loss to the Sydney Sixers in the BBL at the SCG on Wednesday night

The opener hit 64 off 42 balls while the offspinner claimed three wickets to sink Sydney Sixers

Tight-rope walks by the boundary line, tag-team efforts and some spectacular close-catching feature in our list of IPL's most memorable catches

Sean Abbott's unbeaten 33 and Johan Botha's 25 rescued Sydney Sixers from 6 for 97 and helped the team seal a chase of 157 with an over to spare

The Sydney Sixers produced a sublime spin bowling display and a composed run chase to dispatch the Perth Scorchers by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Former South Africa limited-overs captain Johan Botha has been given Australian citizenship after moving to the country four years ago

International T20 freelancer Johan Botha talks about the IPL, the Sheffield Shield, and having lost interest in playing in South Africa

Kolkata Knight Riders, the defending champions, have recruited Azhar Mahmood and Johan Botha as replacements for the injured pair of James Neesham and Chris Lynn for this IPL season

Emerging batsman Travis Head will become South Australia's youngest captain of all time after being handed the position following the resignation of Johan Botha

The Adelaide Strikers sealed a home semi-final with their fifth win of the season, as they moved to the top of the table after beating the Sydney Sixers by 23 runs at the SCG

Tom Cooper underpinned a healthy South Australia first innings while Phillip Hughes did not endure in his first innings since serving as Australia's reserve Test batsman in the UAE against Pakistan

A century stand for the second wicket between New South Wales' Nick Larkin and Scott Henry was cancelled out by a five-for from South Australia's Johan Botha in Adelaide, which kept the visitors to 227 for 9