
WATCH: Faf on 112 not out vs Sri Lanka
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis speaks to the media after picking up the Man of the Match award for his undefeated 112 off 114 balls against Sri Lanka in the first ODI at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis speaks to the media after picking up the Man of the Match award for his undefeated 112 off 114 balls against Sri Lanka in the first ODI at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Faf du Plessis’ magnificently measured ton secured an eight-wicket win for the Proteas in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers. KHALID MOHIDIN reports.
Lungi Ngidi’s early strikes and Imran Tahir’s dominance in the middle overs helped the Proteas bowl Sri Lanka out for 231 at the Bullring. KHALID MOHIDIN reports.
Chris Gayle and Oshane Thomas led the West Indies to a seven-wicket win at Gros Islet to square the ODI series 2-2.
The Proteas won the toss and will bowl first in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Bullring, KHALID MOHIDIN reports.
The West Indies blasted England aside in the final ODI of their five-match series to level the series 2-2, with Chris Gayle and Oshane Thomas in devastating form.
A superb stand of 141 for the fifth wicket between MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav saw India home with 10 balls to spare in the first ODI between Australia and India at Hyderabad.
Free State’s 20-year-old Raynard van Tonder scored a maiden 50-over century as the touring Sri Lankan side beat an SA Invitation XI ahead of the ODI series against the Proteas.
England blitzed the 10th-highest score in ODI history as they took a 2-1 lead in the ODI series despite a brave run-chase by the West Indies in the fourth ODI at Grenada on Wednesday.
England’s Ben Stokes has been omitted from his country’s third ODI against the West Indies as a precaution after rolling his ankle during practice in Grenada on Sunday.
West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been named in the squad for the fourth and fifth ODIs against England in place of the injured Kemar Roach.
South Africa have recalled the services of Titans’ Lungi Ngidi and named the exciting Warriors speedster Anrich Nortje as part of the ODI squad to face Sri Lanka in a five-match series on home soil.
Sheldon Cottrell took five England wickets for just 46 runs as the West Indies defended a target of 290 runs in the second ODI at Bridgetown, writes SIMON LEWIS.
England spoiled the West Indies’ run-party after racing to a relatively comfortable victory with eight balls in hand following Chris Gayle’s thumping 135 that saw the hosts post 360-8 at Bridgetown.
Chris Gayle marked his return to West Indies action by smashing England’s bowlers out of the park several times. His efforts in the home side’s losing cause earns him Wednesday’s Play of the Day award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.