
Coetzee ruled out, replacement named
Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s tour of South Africa due to a groin injury.
Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s tour of South Africa due to a groin injury.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad on Gerald Coetzee’s groin niggle, the reason for their batsmen scoring nine centuries in nine Tests, and what the team still needs to work on.
Sri Lanka put up a good fight before the Proteas wrapped up a 233-run win at Kingsmead.
South Africa had to overcome determined resistance from Sri Lanka’s batsmen before winning the first Test by 233 runs at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Follow the first Test between the Proteas and Sri Lanka at Kingsmead.
Temba Bavuma on scoring his third Test century and getting through the “nerve-racking” 90s .
The Proteas dominated with bat and ball at Kingsmead on Friday to close in on victory.
Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma hit centuries to put South Africa in an impregnable position before their bowlers dismissed five Sri Lankan batsmen on the third day of the first Test at Kingsmead.
Proteas all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Marco Jansen on bowling Sri Lanka out for 42 and taking a career-best 7-13 that included three no-balls.
Nineteen wickets fell on day two at Kingsmead, with Marco Jansen picking up seven as Sri Lanka were skittled for 42.
Marco Jansen bowled South Africa into a dominant position as Sri Lanka crashed to 42 all out, their lowest total in Test cricket, on the second day of the first Test at Kingsmead.
Fast bowler Marco Jansen took 7-13 as South Africa skittled Sri Lanka for just 42 in their first innings on the second day of the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban.
The Proteas lost four wickets in difficult conditions for batting before rain ended the day’s play at Kingsmead.
Lahiru Kumara struck twice as Sri Lanka’s bowlers had the better of a rain-hit first day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.