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Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram

Height: 1.85m DOB: October 4, 1994

Markram holds the distinction of being the only South African captain to win a World Cup - he won the U-19 World Cup for his country in 2014 and was escalated to instant stardom. A stylish batsmen with lots of aggresive strokes in his repertoire, Markram is already seen as a future leader in South Africa. However, his captaincy debut against India was a disaster as India won the six match series 4-1. Still, Markram is the Proteas' first choice opener in Tests and ODIs and will play an important part in the side's fortunes in the near future.

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South Africa vs Pakistan Test

South Africa 121 run away from WTC final spot after Marco Jansen's 6-fer scatters Pakistan on Day 3

Cricket | Dec 28, 2024, 10:36 PM IST

Marco Jansen picked 6 wickets to bowl out Pakistan to 237 in their second innings and put South Africa on the path to an easy chase of 148-run target. However, Pakistan picked three quick wickets to keep the game alive ahead of Day 4 at SuperSport Park.

South Africa vs Pakistan

SA vs PAK: Paterson-Bosch, Aiden Markram put South Africa in control on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test

Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 09:25 PM IST

SA vs PAK: South Africa were the happy side walking back to the pavilion after a dominant all-round performance on Day 1 of the first Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park. Pakistan were bowled out to 211 in their first innings after being forced to bat first.

SA vs PAK

SA vs PAK 2nd ODI Pitch Report: How will surface at Newlands, Cape Town play?

Cricket | Dec 19, 2024, 08:16 AM IST

SA vs PAK 2nd ODI is set to be played today at the Newlands in Cape Town from 5:30 PM IST. Pakistan are leading the three-match ODI series 1-0 after winning the opener by just three wickets chasing down 240. Here's the pitch report at Newlands, Cape Town for second ODI.

Heinrich Klaasen

South Africa announce T20I squad for Pakistan series; Heinrich Klaasen named captain, Nortje returns

Cricket | Dec 05, 2024, 03:30 AM IST

The regular captain Aiden Makram and star players Tristan Stubbs and Kagiso Rabada are currently involved in the Sri Lanka Test series and will miss the three-match T20I series against Pakistan starting on December 10.

South Africa vs India: Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram pose with the T20I series trophy.

India vs South Africa head-to-head record in T20Is ahead of series opener at Kingsmead in Durban

Cricket | Nov 08, 2024, 10:32 AM IST

Team India are sitting on the top of the ICC men's T20I team rankings with 268 ratings in 66 matches whereas the Aiden Markram-led South Africa are sixth with 245 ratings in total. The four-match series is expected to bring a change in the order.

AFG vs SA

AFG vs SA Pitch Report: How will surface in Sharjah play in Afghanistan vs South Africa 1st ODI?

Cricket | Sep 18, 2024, 09:16 AM IST

The first-ever bilateral series between Afghanistan and South Africa will commence today with the first ODI being played in Sharjah. All three matches will be played at the same venue and the game will get underway at 5:30 PM IST. Here's the pitch report.

Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in both ODI series with

South Africa rest Rabada, Klaasen among several first-choice players for Afghanistan, Ireland series

Cricket | Sep 09, 2024, 02:59 PM IST

South Africa have injected fresh blood as coach Rob Walter mentioned that they have added a few 'fringe' players for the Afghanistan ODIs and T20, ODI series against Ireland. Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram will continue to be the captains of the respective sides.

West Indies will take on South Africa in the first T20I of

WI vs SA 1st T20I Dream11 prediction: Best fantasy picks for West Indies vs South Africa match

Cricket | Aug 23, 2024, 11:00 AM IST

West Indies are up against South Africa in a three-match T20 series, an assignment which many might feel is too soon for the two sides, especially since both of them took on each other in May and then the T20 World Cup but with a few new faces, the fans in Trinidad have something to look forward.

SA vs AFG, T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final highlights

SA vs AFG T20 World Cup Semi-final Highlights: SA qualify for maiden World Cup final, thrash AFG

Cricket | Jun 27, 2024, 09:27 AM IST

It was as easy a semi-final as it could get for the Proteas as South Africa qualified for their first-ever men's senior World Cup final in history. South Africa bowled first after losing the toss and dished out a cracker of a performance bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 56 and won it nicely.

South Africa T20I captain Aiden Markram.

Aiden Markram believes South Africa are one title away from multiple ICC World Cups

Cricket | May 31, 2024, 11:35 PM IST

Aiden Markram will be leading South Africa in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies as the Proteas will be looking to end their wait for a World Cup crown. Markram believes that the Proteas are just one World Cup away from winning multiple ICC World Cups.

Aiden Markram with his South African teammates.

South Africa announce squad for West Indies tour, Rassie van der Dussen named captain

Cricket | May 18, 2024, 07:11 AM IST

South Africa will be led by Rassie van der Dussen on the tour. He has been named captain in the absence of Aiden Markram and other senior players including David Miller and Kagiso Rabada among others.

South Africa announced a 15-strong squad for the T20 World

Cricket South Africa under scanner for sole black African player in T20 World Cup squad

Cricket | May 16, 2024, 08:00 AM IST

Cricket South Africa has been on the receiving end of criticism from former ministers and ex-administrators regarding the composition of the country's T20 World Cup squad. The lack of black African players in the 15 has touched the raw nerve with the representation sword hanging over CSA.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Aiden Markram

'I don't think he's ever lost it': Aiden Markram defends India's out-of-favour bowler

Cricket | May 15, 2024, 06:25 PM IST

"The bowling unit as a whole has really confronted this challenge of the batters that's been happening this season with the scene of impact player. They found their own unique ways to try to keep the batters calm and also try to find ways to keep taking wickets," Markram said.

Aiden Markram at the IPL 2024

Why is Aiden Markram not playing in SRH vs RR IPL 2024 game?

Cricket | May 02, 2024, 07:43 PM IST

SRH vs RR Playing XIs: Skipper Pat Cummins won the toss as Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bat first against Rajasthan Royals in the 50th match of the IPL 2024 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Marco Jansen replaced Aiden Markram for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Aiden Markram will lead a strong South African side in the

South Africa announce T20 World Cup 2024 squad; Aiden Markram to lead, Bavuma and Ngidi miss out

Cricket | Apr 30, 2024, 02:32 PM IST

Cricket South Africa has announced a 15-strong squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the USA. Aiden Markram will continue to lead the side with pacer Anrich Nortje returning to the national team after 9 months. Two uncapped stars have been picked while Lungi Ngidi has missed out.

Aiden Markram

SRH vs CSK: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram shine in Hyderabad's dominant win over Chennai

Cricket | Apr 05, 2024, 11:19 PM IST

SRH vs CSK: Shivam Dube continued his red-hot form by smashing 45 off just 24 balls and the veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane contributed crucial 35 runs to help Chennai Super Kings post a 165/5 total while batting first against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Pat Cummins has been named the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain

'I was quite shocked': Ashwin reacts to SRH handing captaincy to Cummins from Markram for IPL 2024

Cricket | Mar 20, 2024, 04:05 PM IST

Sunrisers Hyderabad named Pat Cummins captain for the 2024 edition of the IPL replacing Aiden Markram. While Cummins was expected to take over the reins given that SRH splurged INR 20.5 crore on him, with Aiden Markram winning beck-to-back SA20 titles could have stayed captain but wasn't to be.

India beat South Africa by 7 wickets to achieve its

Bumrah, Siraj guide India to historic first-ever Test win in Cape Town; level series 1-1 against SA

Cricket | Jan 04, 2024, 06:22 PM IST

Team India achieved their first-ever win in Tests in Cape Town in their seventh appearance at the venue as the visitors levelled the two-match series 1-1. The match was completed in 107 overs, which is the shortest for a Test that ended in a result as India won by 7 wickets on Day 2 itself.

Mohammed Siraj was the star of the day for India as his

India regain control of 2nd Test against South Africa after 23 wickets fall on Day 1 in Cape Town

Cricket | Jan 03, 2024, 10:38 PM IST

23 wickets fell on Day 1 of the series decider between India and South Africa, only the second time in Test cricket history and for the first time on the opening day as the batters from both teams struggled in Cape Town. India are marginally ahead and will look to wrap the game up on the second day.

Aiden Markram (left) and Suryakumar Yadav (right).

SA vs IND: How does India's T20I record look like at Kingsmead in Durban ahead of series opener?

Cricket | Dec 09, 2023, 02:40 PM IST

The Men in Blue will be led by Suryakumar Yadav during the three-match T20I series. Surya and his troops are fresh from a 4-1 win over Australia at home and would like to repeat their heroics against the Proteas.

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