Trent Boult took his best Test bowling figures as he scythed through the Sri Lanka tail, dismissing the last six batters for the addition of just 10 runs, with the last four all trapped leg-before for ducks on day two of the second Test at Christchurch.
Former opener Michael Slater says batsman Cameron Bancroft has ‘buried David Warner’, after recent remarks about the ball-tampering saga that marred Australia’s tour of South Africa earlier this year.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has questioned the timing of batsman Cameron Bancroft’s recent remarks about teammate David Warner.
Several teammates, past and present, were recently asked to name the best of South African fast bowler Dale Steyn’s 400-plus Test wickets.
Fast bowler Duanne Olivier converted success in the Mzansi Super League to a maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket as day one of South Africa’s series opener against Pakistan ebbed and flowed at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
We plot three possibilities for day two of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.
Fast bowler Doug Bracewell and all-rounder James Neesham have been recalled to New Zealand’s squad for next year’s ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Babar Azam held Pakistan together against a brilliant South African bowling attack in Centurion with a defiant 71 off 79 balls that included 15 fours, and is Anitha Madikizela’s pick for Play of the Day.
Highlights from a dramatic first day of the first Test between South African and Pakistan at Centurion as Dale Steyn breaks Shaun Pollock’s Test wickets record.
On a day when the ball dominated the bat most of the time on the international stage, the Proteas’ Duanne Olivier picked up 6-37 against Pakistan to earn him SACricketmag.com’s mantle of Boxing Day’s Turbo Bowler.
The 20-year old Lutho Sipamla sprang into the spotlight in the Mzansi Super League for the Tshwane Spartans, but the young bowler also showed his commitment in the field during the Warriors’ 4-Day Franchise Series match against the Cape Cobras at St George’s Park which started on 19 December.
Shaheen Afridi speaks to the media after taking 2-36 for Pakistan against the Proteas at Centurion in only his second Test as South Africa reached 127-5 at the close. Afridi dismissed opener Dean Elgar as well as Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis first ball for a duck.
Duanne Olivier speaks to the media after taking 6-37 for the Proteas against Pakistan at Centurion on his recall to the Proteas side.
Cricket personalities vast and varied paid tribute to fast bowler Dale Steyn on Wednesday, after he became South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in Test cricket on day one of the series opener against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Former South African captain Graeme Smith has heralded fast bowler Dale Steyn for his star performances against England and Australia in particular.
