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Firdose Moonda

Johannesburg

Correspondent at ESPN Cricinfo

🏏 @espncricinfo Southern Africa & Women's Correspondent 🎙️ Presenter/Commentator ⚽️ writer & podcaster🧘🏽‍♀️ teacher 📚 🐛 and history nerd IG: firdosemoonda

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  • Injured Bavuma out of Zimbabwe Tests, Maharaj named captain

    1 week ago | espn.in | Firdose Moonda

    South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the two-Test series against Zimbabwe, which starts next Saturday. Bavuma has not recovered from the hamstring strain he suffered during the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia last week and will undergo further scans to determine the extent of the injury. Keshav Maharaj will captain the team in Bavuma's absence.

  • Raza, Curran and Ngarava out of Zimbabwe vs South Africa Tests

    1 week ago | espn.in | Firdose Moonda

    Zimbabwe will be without opening batter Ben Curran and new-ball bowler Richard Ngarava for their two Test series against South Africa which starts on June 28. Curran is recovering from a broken finger, sustained when he was hit on the hand by Kagiso Rabada during South Africa's warm-up match for the WTC final against Zimbabwe at Arundel earlier this month while Ngarava has a lower back injury from the Test against England last month.

  • 'We haven't seen people like that' - South Africa receive heroes welcome home

    1 week ago | espn.in | Firdose Moonda

    Everyone loves a winner, as was clear at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport where South Africa returned as World Test Champions on Wednesday morning. The squad were received by the country's sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, and swathes of people from across South African society.

  • Rabada toasts 'special, special, special' win: 'I'm willing to give my blood for this team'

    1 week ago | espn.in | Firdose Moonda

    We all know the adage about having an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other and the battle between them to influence our actions. Kagiso Rabada had a version of that going on in his mind throughout the World Test Championship final and he leaned into the positive one. "There are normally two voices in your head, the one that doubts and the one that believes.

  • 'Together-together' - why South Africa's triumph matters on the long walk to freedom

    1 week ago | espn.in | Firdose Moonda

    The Lord's air sizzled with South African spirit. I want to explain that better, but as someone who has always struggled with identity - a third-generation South African of Indian heritage and a child of the late Apartheid/early democratic era - I don't know if it's mine to explain. It's a deep belief (hope is too light a word, knowledge too strong) that anything is possible.

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11 Jun 25

RT @bbctms: TMS PODCAST: Australia fight back on dramatic opening day. Jonathan Agnew is joined by Sir Alastair Cook, @FirdoseM & @jimmax…

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11 Jun 25

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South Africa pick Lungi Ngidi ahead of Dane Paterson and confirm Wiaan Mulder at No.3, where he has only batted twice - before both times in Tests. Who best to seek some advice from? The most successful ever for the country, Hashim Amla: https://t.co/uoFjBkVunv #WtcFinal2025