Proteas batsman Aiden Markram says the four-wicket loss to the Australian Prime Minister’s XI on Wednesday was a timely reality check ahead of the opening One-Day International (ODI) against Australia in Perth on Sunday.
The Australian Prime Minister’s XI beat the Proteas by four wickets in Canberra on Wednesday.
The Proteas are looking to start their tour of Australia on a winning note when they take on a Prime Minister’s XI in a tour warm-up match at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday.
India pulled 2-1 up in the ODI series against the West Indies after a thumping 224-run win in Mumbai.
The West Indies followed up their phenomenal tie with India by claiming a 43-run win in the third ODI to level the five-match series 1-1.
Virat Kohli, the current best batsman in the world, has become the first Indian batsman to score ODI centuries in three consecutive innings.
AB de Villiers has dismissed rumours about his Proteas return.
Bangladesh thumped Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the final ODI of the series to secure an impressive 3-0 victory for the home team in front of a capacity crowd in Chittagong.
India’s Virat Kohli, the No 1-ranked batsman in ODI and Test cricket, reflects on his 10 years on the international stage.
A strong team performance from Zimbabwe was not enough to earn the southern Africans a victory against a highly professional Bangladesh outfit who continue to impress on the international stage.
Shai Hope slammed the last ball of the match for four to earn the West Indies a dramatic tie against India, both teams scoring 300-plus for the second ODI in a row.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has become the fastest batsman to reach 10 000 ODI runs, reaching the mark against the West Indies in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam.
Despite trailing 3-0 in the series, the Sri Lankans showed their competitive side in the fifth and final ODI against England in Colombo to clinch a morale-boosting 219-run victory.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis says he expects a hostile limited-overs series against Australia.
India crushed the West Indies after the visitors had put 322 on the board, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma adding 246 for the second wicket off 187 balls to surge to victory with seven overs to spare.
