The glamorous Sandton Convention Center was transformed into festive theater last night Cricket South Africa (CSA) hosted its annual awards ceremony. Recognizing the brightest stars who lit up the international circuit during the 2025-2026 eligibility window, the evening paid tribute to iconic wins, grit and standard-setting performances across all formats.
From unforgettable individual World Cup heroics to historic wins on the red-ball stage, the celebrations highlighted a golden chapter for South African cricket. With world-class achievements taking center stage, some extraordinary names were in the spotlight during the prestigious event.
Aiden Markram and Laura Wolvaardt crowned top winners at Cricket South Africa Awards 2026
The undisputed headline act of the evening was the national captain aiden markram And Laura Wolvaardtwho entered the major leagues to cement their positions as the faces of South African cricket.
Markram enjoyed a dream race to the top, and both took home the highly coveted SA Men’s Player of the Year and the final locker-room nod, SA Men’s Players’ Player of the Year. Markram’s leadership was tested and proven as he seamlessly captained the Test and ODI units Temba BavumaAbsence of. His efficient batting anchored the Proteas during a tough T20 World Cup campaign, where he scored 286 runs thanks to three important half-centuries. What is most remarkable is that Markram’s steady leadership led the men’s side to unprecedented heights and secured ICC World Test Championship mace against Australia.
From the women’s side, the batting genius and Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt Gave a masterclass in clean hitting and longevity. Wolvaardt made a clean sweep of the women’s category and won the Women’s Player of the Year, SA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year and Women’s ODI Player of the Year. His groundbreaking Willow work took South Africa forward 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup Final. Wolvaardt finished as the tournament’s top run-scorer with 571 runs at an average of 71.37, which included an unforgettable century against him. England in the semi-finals and India In the last. Additionally, she remained lethal in the shortest format, scoring 729 T20I runs at an aggressive strike rate of 145.80.
Sharing the platform of dominance were the experienced spinners simon harmerWas chosen as the best test player of the year. Harmer completed an astonishing evolution from county cricket into the world’s leading red-ball property, taking 30 wickets in just four Test matches. His spin wizardry secured a crucial draw against Rawalpindi PakistanThat was preceded by his masterclasses in Kolkata (8 for 51) and Guwahati (9 for 101) which helped the Proteas complete a sensational clean sweep against India.
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Cricket South Africa Awards 2026 full list of winners
The glittering evening also celebrated emerging talents dewald brevis And Kayla ReinekeRecognizing the deep cultural impact of players such as Sinalo Jafta, who was awarded the prestigious Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award.
Here is the full list of honors for the major categories selected from the Cricket South Africa Awards 2026:
| award category | winner |
| SA Men’s Player of the Year | aiden markram |
| SA Women’s Player of the Year | Laura Wolvaardt |
| Men’s Player of the Year | aiden markram |
| Women’s Player of the Year | Laura Wolvaardt |
| test player of the year | simon harmer |
| Women’s ODI Player of the Year | Laura Wolvaardt |
| Men’s ODI Player of the Year | Matthew Britzke |
| Women’s T20I Player of the Year | Laura Wolvaardt |
| Men’s T20I Player of the Year | lungi ngidi |
| male newcomer of the year | dewald brevis |
| female newcomer of the year | Kayla Reinecke |
| SA Fans Player of the Year | lungi ngidi |
| Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award | sinalo jafta |
| Male Delivery of the Year (KFC) | lungi ngidi |
| Female Delivery of the Year (KFC) | nonkululeko mlaba |
| CSA Umpires Umpire of the Year | arno jacobs |
| CSA Umpire of the Year | Lubabalo Gakuma |
