Cricket South Africa (CSA) have turned down a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to tour for a series of limited overs matches.
Following the postponement of Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan, they had approached South Africa with the intention of playing in May.
South African Louis Vorster, who represented Worcestershire and Namibia during his cricket career, has been shot dead at the age of 45.
He was killed after leaving a petrol station in Pretoria, police confirmed on Wednesday (18th April).
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board has approved plans to increase the number of participants in the ICC World Twenty20 to 16 from 2014.
Following the first executive board meeting since the Woolf report recommended major changes to its corporate governance, some changes will be implemented.
South African Test captain Graeme Smith will miss the Indian Premier League 2012 as he undergoes an operation to fix an ankle injury.
A recovery time of eight to ten weeks puts him out of contention for the tournament, where he was due to represent the Pune Warriors.
South Africa claimed an 11-run victory in the one-off Twenty20 International against India after rain ended the encounter early at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
South Africa racked up 219 for four and although India made a strong start to their reply, when the rains arrived with them on 71 without loss in 7.5 overs, they were short of the Duckworth/Lewis par score.
A cricket betting video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket betting odds as John Pennington and Alastair Symondson look ahead to two Twenty20 Internationals coming up this week and the second Test between Sri Lanka and England.
India are looking to make amends for their poor performance in the Asia Cup when they play South Africa in a lone Twenty20 International in Johannesburg, a game in which South Africa may hand debuts to three players.
Kane Williamson stroked an unbeaten century to guide New Zealand to safety and a draw in the third and final Test against South Africa in Wellington.
After being set an unlikely 388 to win when South Africa declared on 189 for three, they closed on 200 for six with Williamson not out on 102.
For the second day in a row, bad weather severely curtailed proceedings in the third and final Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington.
In what little play that was possible at the Basin Reserve, South Africa moved their score from 136 for two to 246 for two in 37 overs.
South Africa could hand Twenty20 International debuts to three players when they take on India in a the one-off game in Johannesburg on 30th March.
Batsman Farhaan Behardien and wicket-keeper Dane Vilas are given their first international call-ups while Francois du Plessis will make his debut in the game.
Jonathan Trott and Andrew Strauss both scored centuries as England took their turn to pile on the runs on the second day of their tour game against a Sri Lanka Development XI in Colombo.
After the Development XI declared their first innings on 431 for six, Trott retired on 101 and Strauss on 100 as England declared on 272 for four, after which the Development XI reached 44 for one at stumps in their second innings.
South Africa wrapped up a nine-wicket victory over New Zealand on day three of the second Test in Hamilton, easily reaching a target of 101.
Graeme Smith stroked an unbeaten 55 and Hashim Amla was unbeaten on 46 as South Africa closed on 103 for one having bowled New Zealand out for 168 in their second innings.
A round-up of the latest county news ahead of the new season with Kent and Scotland active in bolstering their squads with Scott Newman heading out on loan from Middlesex and South African all-rounder Jean Symes linking up with the Saltires.
Rain washed out the final day's play of the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Dunedin with the result that the match was drawn.
New Zealand closed day four on 137 for two having been set 401 to win but were unable to continue their run chase due to the bad weather.
New Zealand are poised to claim a slender first-innings lead over South Africa in the first Test in Wellington after they closed day two on 243 for nine replying to the Proteas' score of 238.
Chris Martin finished with four wickets to bowl the South Africans out before three New Zealanders fell just short of half-centuries in an intriguing battle.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) has recommended that the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 include 16 teams.
The committee met in Dubai and also discussed the ICC Governance Review, a proposed tour of Pakistan by Bangladesh and general issues relating to the game.
South Africa will play India in a one-off Twenty20 International in Johannesburg on 30th March after it was agreed to turn the New Age Cup into an annual fixture.
The fixture has been designed to celebrate bilateral ties between the two countries and was instigated last year, when India won by 21 runs in Durban.
South Africa swept to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third and final One-Day International in Auckland to wrap up a 3-0 series clean sweep.
In a low-scoring game, Marchant de Lange returned four for 46 as New Zealand were bowled out for 206 before Hashim Amla made 76 to help South Africa reach their target in the 44th over.
Hashim Amla's 92 from 107 balls ensured that South Africa experienced few problems in overhauling New Zealand's below-par 230 in the second One-Day International in Napier.
The home side had recovered well after the early loss of Rob Nicol for 11, but Morne Morkel extracted extravagant bounce from a hard surface to run through the lower order and do the bulk of the damage during a collapse of seven for 55.
It is Graeme Swann who takes this week's award. His bowling figures of three for 13 and two for 17 in the first two Twenty20 Internationals against Pakistan may not immediately stand out as award-winning contributions, but put it against the performances of the other five spinners used in the series by both teams and it suddenly looks a lot better. Messrs Ajmal, Afridi and co. have taken six wickets at a combined average of 32.33 from the two matches, with Swann's haul of five wickets at an average of six far superior.
South African captain AB de Villiers stroked an unbeaten century to guide his side to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first One-Day International in Wellington.
De Villiers hit 106 not out and Francois du Plessis an unbeaten 66 as South Africa recovered from 35 for three to strike first in the three-match series by closing on 254 for four in reply to New Zealand's 253 for nine.
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