
Duminy, Amla build fortress
JP Duminy and Hashim Amla combined in a stand of 292 to put the Proteas well in command of the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers.
JP Duminy and Hashim Amla combined in a stand of 292 to put the Proteas well in command of the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers.
JP Duminy and Hashim Amla built a partnership 0f 148 as the Proteas piled up 193-2 at tea on day one of the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers
Lizelle Lee’s 87 off 71 balls led the Proteas Women’s onslaught of 251-3 in the first of five ODIs against Bangladesh at Cox’s Bazar.
The Proteas lost two quick wickets as they battled to 79 for two at lunch on the first day of the third Test against Sri Lanka, at the Wanderers.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat, introducing Duanne Olivier to Sri Lanka in the third Test, at the Wanderers.
Captain Faf du Plessis believes that Hashim Amla could be the last player to reach 100 Tests for the Proteas.
Mark Salter offers five points of discussion ahead of the third and final Test, at the Wanderers.
In 99 Tests, Hashim Amla has scored 7 665 runs. The greatest of those were the 311* he ran up against England at the Oval in the first Test of the 2012 tour.
The Proteas will wait until the last minute before deciding whether to use a spinner on what should be a lively Wanderers wicket for the third Test against Sri Lanka.
Cricket South Africa has been advised to formulate a strategy to minimise or stop the loss of ‘’players of national interest’’.
Farhaan Behardien has been appointed captain of the Proteas for the first two matches in the T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Kevin Pietersen led a chorus of praise for Hashim Amla ahead of his 100th Test, describing him as the team’s calming influence.
Proteas Women coach Hilton Moreeng has targeted the five-match ODI tour of Bangladesh as vital preparation for the World Cup qualifiers in February.
Titans allrounder David Wiese is SA’s latest player linked to a Kolpak deal, with Sussex aiming to snap him up.
If Kyle Abbott had announced his decision to take a Kolpak contract one year ago, I suspect the news would have been met with an indifferent shrug.