
Faf highlights SA's hunt for tons
Faf du Plessis says the Proteas batsmen need to sort out their century drought in Tests and need to learn from Dean Elgar’s approach.
Faf du Plessis says the Proteas batsmen need to sort out their century drought in Tests and need to learn from Dean Elgar’s approach.
Dean Elgar says that Temba Bavuma adapts to match situations better than anyone in the Proteas batting lineup.
Faf du Plessis bemoaned the Proteas’ consistency in their 239-run defeat to England but backed his charges to bounce back in time for the final Test.
Nadine de Klerk hailed the performance of the Proteas bowlers during the World Cup.
Dean Elgar scored a century, but the Proteas finished the first session of day five at The Oval seven wickets down. JON CARDINELLI reports.
Raisibe Ntozakhe is determined to become a fixture in the Proteas side after their run to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Proteas assistant coach Adrian Birrell says the Proteas have the fight to bat out the final day and save the third Test.
As much as we applauded Faf du Plessis for sparking a second Test turnaround at Trent Bridge, we have to say that The Oval hasn’t been his finest hour, writes GARY LEMKE.
The Proteas are hanging on by a thread as they go into day five on 117-4, trailing England by 375 runs in the third Test at the Oval.
Reeza Hendricks scored 173 and Tabraiz Shamsi took 4-19 as South Africa A beat Afghanistan by 164 runs in Pretoria.
England declared on 313-8, handing the Proteas four sessions to chase down a world-record 492 at The Oval.
Tom Westley and Joe Root built up a stand of 61 to guide England to 153-2 by lunch on day four at The Oval.
The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit chief, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, has warned T20 Global League owners of the dangers of corruption.
Temba Bavuma believes the Proteas will have to bat at least four sessions to save the third Test at The Oval.
With little rain expected on day four, the Proteas are going to have to dig deep to stay in the third Test at The Oval.