Lions And Titans Must Salvage What's Been An Ugly End To Cricket Season

The end of the 2025-2026 cricket season feels a little underwhelming.

After the thrill of a two-wicket win in Centurion that secured a spot in the World Test Championship final for the Proteas, Ryan Rickelton's double hundred in the New Years Test and a glitzy SA20 , the highs of the season were probably impossible to sustain.

It neednt have, but the season is petering out. Its the middle of April and the weather in Johannesburg, where the last match is being played, has been miserable. The Proteas limped out of the Champions Trophy , the coach resigned , Cricket SA CSA may face a court case and transformation continues to be a hot-button topic.

Though not at as low an ebb as 2019, the publics perception of CSA is trending downwards.

Once more it has been left to the players to try to provide a distraction, while behind the scenes the administration tries to resolve the dissatisfaction of two unions the Knights and the Warriors for whom relegation to Division 2 would be devastating.