Kallis confident of remarkable upset
After England’s morning blitz when Ben Stokes hammered 72 from 47 balls and Dom Sibley carried his bat for 133 runs, South Africa were set 438 to win.
The tide is high, but SA are holdin’ on
It’s the third ball of the 42nd over of South Africa’s second innings. Ben Stokes, the man who has strode across world cricket like a colossus for the past 12 months, digs in with a 140km/h short ball, writes DANIEL GALLAN.
South Africa U19 gear up for Zim clash
Head coach Lawrence Mahatlane believes his team will be up for a contest when South Africa U19 take on the Zimbabwe U19s in their third match of the Youth One-Day (ODI) Quadrangular series in Durban on Tuesday.
Second and Qeshile carry Warriors
Sinethemba Qeshile and Rudi Second struck key half-centuries as the Warriors fought back to finish day one of their 4-Day Domestic Series clash with the Titans for even honours at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Monday.
Linde limits Dolphins with six-for
A 10th career five-for by George Linde gave the Cape Cobras command after the opening day of their 4-Day Domestic Series encounter against the Dolphins in Oudtshoorn on Monday.
Buttler rants at 'knobhead' Philander
Check out the moment when England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler clearly calls Vernon Philander a ‘f***ing knobhead’ in the dramatic final stages of the second Test.
Highlights: England set huge target
South Africa will have to chase a record score of 438 as the second Test between the Proteas and England head into the final day at Newlands in Cape Town.
Proteas batters grind it out
The Proteas are going to have to to dig deep on day five of the second Test at Newlands if they are to avoid defeat by England.
Elgar, Malan make solid start as Proteas chase 438
South Africa will have to chase a record score if they were to beat England in the second Test at Newlands.
Stokes and Sibley punish Proteas
Opening batsman Dom Sibley welcomed a patient century and all-rounder Ben Stokes struck a hasty half-ton, as England climbed to 375-7 – and a lead of 421 – at lunch on day four of the second Test against the Proteas at Newlands in Cape Town on Monday.
Unorthodox Sibley shows the way
The Proteas’ batting unit has struggled to score more than 300 runs in recent times, but they will need to dig deep when it’s their turn to bat, writes JOHN GOLIATH.
4-Day Domestic Series resumes
The 4-Day Domestic Series returns for the second round from Monday when round six of the season resumes across the country.
Clarity needed as SA lose direction home
Proteas spinner Keshav Maharaj bowled 22 consecutive overs on a day of cricket that moved slower than Table Mountain. In total, he trundled to the crease and twirled the ball for 27 overs, conceding 79 runs and accounted for exactly zero Englishmen, writes DANIEL GALLAN.
Proteas beset with impatience
When Axl Rose sang, All we need is just a little patience, he wasn’t thinking about Test cricket, but it is sound advice for anyone with aspirations of success in the ultimate format.
NZ batsman hit six successive sixes
Canterbury batsman Leo Carter struck six sixes in one over during Sunday, 5 January 2020’s Super Smash fixture against Northern Districts at the Hagley Oval.
