India pushed through to reach the highest score of the match and then snapped up four Australian second-innings wickets on the fourth day of the first Test in Adelaide to leave the hosts staring down the barrel of defeat ahead of the final day.
The Mzansi Super League has its first dead rubber match, but that’s not going to stop the Blitz from trying to increase their lead at the top of the table, or the Heat attempting to walk away with a consolation win.
The Stars are still able to go past the Cape Town Blitz at the top of the six-team standings and therefore secure a home final in the Mzansi Super League, but that means they must beat the Rocks. The Paarl team, meanwhile, need to shake off shell shock in recovering from Quinton de Kock’s blitz on Friday.
Gihahn Cloete’s third half-century of the campaign helped the Tshwane Spartans secure a 28-run victory against the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants.
Last night at Newlands cricket ground Proteas fans were treated to some fine batting and bowling, but it was in the field that our hearts skipped a beat, writes SIMON LEWIS.
The first team to be eliminated from the inaugural Mzansi Super League, the Durban Heat, are still eager to show what they can do when they meet table-topping Cape Town Blitz in their penultimate clash of the MSL at Newlands on Sunday.
Highlights of day three of the first Test match between Australia and India in Adelaide, as India begin to take command of the Test.
CSA is being sued for approximately R7-million by a former T20 Global League franchise owner, according to reports.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah backs Ravi Ashwin to put the ball in the right spots in the fourth innings and praises Cheteshwar Pujara’s patience and maturity with bat in hand.
Australia’s Travis Head praises India’s Cheteshwar Pujara’s approach on the Adelaide wicket in the first innings, citing it as the perfect blueprint on the tricky surface.
Mignon du Preez was on fire as she spurred the Melbourne Stars to a last-over win against the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash League on Saturday.
University of Pretoria (Assupol Tuks) and Nelson Mandela University (Madibaz B) were crowned champions as the University Sport South Africa (USSA) A Week drew to a conclusion in Stellenbosch on Friday.
Justin Langer slams Virat Kohli celebrations and Sachin Tendulkar comments about Australia.
When Rishabh Pant caught Australia’s Josh Hazlewood first ball off the bowling of Mohammed Shami in the first Test in Adelaide, it was the Indian wicketkeeper’s six catch of Australia’s first innings, lifting the 21-year-old into the record books alongside the great keepers in Test history.
India bowled Australia out quickly to take a first innings lead on the third morning of the first Test in Adelaide, after which their batters put in a solid performance as they started building a potentially imposing fourth innings target for their hosts to chase.
