Elgar: Ngidi has a special attitude
Proteas opening batsman Dean Elgar expects great things from fast bowler Lungi Ngidi.
Proteas opening batsman Dean Elgar expects great things from fast bowler Lungi Ngidi.
Dean Elgar believes the Centurion pitch will help South Africa’s bowlers to beat India on Wednesday and take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Aiden Markram says his opening partnership with Dean Elgar has helped him to settle into the Proteas Test side.
Dean Elgar, after an excellent 2017, would open the batting with David Warner in an official Cricket Australia Test dream team.
AB de Villiers (48) and Farhaan Behardien (36) led a Titans rampage to a 56-run win over the Warriors in a rain-shortened match in Benoni.
After four rounds of stalemate, the Titans secured the first win of the Sunfoil Series, beating the Lions by nine wickets at the Wanderers on Wednesday.
Dean Elgar carried his bat through to the declaration, scoring a massive 237 as the Titans ran up 500-6 against the Dolphins in Pietermaritzburg.
Reeza Hendricks’ 108 underpinned a solid display by the Highveld Lions as they piled up 308-4 against the Knights in Potchefstroom.
Just to rub it in, the Proteas batted on for seven overs after lunch to declare on 573-4 against Bangladesh.
The only real question in the second Test against Bangladesh is, when will the Proteas declare?
An opening stand of 243 in 54 overs by Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram set the tone for the Proteas on day one against Bangladesh.
Aiden Markram, cruelly denied a hundred on debut by a run-out last time out, passed the magic milestone in Bloemfontein as the Proteas went to tea on 256-1.
As they did in the first Test, Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram stamped their authority on the match in Bloemfontein, going into lunch on 126-0.
Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up the ICC Test Player Rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom.
We take a look at the top five moments from the first Test between South Africa and Bangladesh.