South Africa had every reason to look back fondly on 2008, a year in which Allen Stanford became a name known to all cricket fans and the once all-conquering Australia came back to the pack.
Even before the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne started, the Proteas had arguably completed their best year since the end of [...]

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2008

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI

Harare Sports Club, Harare, November 30, 2008

Match Information

Toss:
Zimbabwe (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs

Batting: Sri Lanka Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (152/10 in 48.5 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Upul Tharanga
b E Rainsford
6
22
1
0
27.27

Mahela Jayawardene (c)
c P Utseya b T Mupariwa
0
12
0
0
0.00

Kumar Sangakkara [...]

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2008

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI

Harare Sports Club, Harare, November 28, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Aleem Dar (Pak) & Russell Tiffin (Zim)

Third Umpire:
Kevan Barbour (Zim)

Match Referee:
Mike Procter (SA)

Toss:
Sri Lanka (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 2 wkts

Man of the Match:
Ajantha Mendis

Batting: Zimbabwe Innings

Batsmen
Zimbabwe (146/10 in 46.3 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Vusi Sibanda
lbw [...]

Bangladesh in South Africa, 2008

South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test

SuperSport Park, Centurion, November 26-30, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Stephen Davis (Aus) & Ian Gould (Eng)

Third Umpire:
Brian Jerling (SA)

Match Referee:
Alan Hurst (Aus)

Toss:
Bangladesh (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
South Africa won by an innings and 48 runs

Man of the Match:
Ashwell Prince

Man of the Series:
Ashwell Prince

Batting: Bangladesh 1st Innings

Batsmen
Bangladesh (250/10 in 76.2 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

[...]

Kenya in South Africa, 2008

South Africa vs Kenya, 2nd ODI

De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, November 2, 2008

Match Information

Toss:
Kenya (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
South Africa won by 7 wkts

Man of the Match:
Hashim Amla

Man of the Series:
Jacques Kallis

Batting: Kenya Innings

Batsmen
Kenya (222/9 in 50 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Maurice Ouma (wk)
c M Boucher b J Louw
9
11
2
0
81.82

[...]

Kenya in South Africa, 2008

South Africa vs Kenya, 1st ODI

Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, October 31, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Marais Erasmus (SA) & Nigel Llong (Eng)

Third Umpire:
Brian Jerling (SA)

Match Referee:
Roshan Mahanama (SL)

Toss:
South Africa (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
South Africa won by 159 runs

Man of the Match:
Jean-Paul Duminy

Batting: South Africa Innings

Batsmen
South Africa (336/7 in 50 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Herschelle Gibbs
c & b P [...]

Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20, 2008

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 4th Match

Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, October 11, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Mark Benson (Eng) & Karran Bayney (Can)

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
Pakistan (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Pakistan won by 3 wkts

Batting: Sri Lanka Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (137/9 in 20 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Sanath Jayasuriya
c S Tanvir [...]

Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20, 2008

Canada vs Zimbabwe, 3rd Match

Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, October 11, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Mark Benson (Eng) & Karran Bayney (Can)

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
Zimbabwe (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Match tied -Bowl-out after Zimbabwe earn tie(Zimbabwe have won)
Bowl-off result - Canada 1, Zimbabwe 3

Batting: Zimbabwe Innings

Batsmen
Zimbabwe (135/9 in 20 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Hamilton Masakadza
c R [...]

Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20, 2008

Canada vs Pakistan, 2nd Match

Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, October 10, 2008

Match Information

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
Pakistan (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Pakistan won by 35 runs

Batting: Pakistan Innings

Batsmen
Pakistan (137/7 in 20 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Salman Butt
c (sub)S Jyoti b H Baidwan
74
56
6
3
132.14

Shoaib Khan
c S Dhaniram [...]

Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20, 2008

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st Match

Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, October 10, 2008

Match Information

Match Referee:
Jeff Crowe (NZ)

Toss:
Sri Lanka (Elected to field)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts

Match State
Rain reduced game (17 overs)

Batting: Sri Lanka Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (107/5 in 16 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Mahela Udawatte
c T Taibu [...]