Arthur appreciates 'friendly fire' with Gibson
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is enjoying a challenging battle with former Griqualand West teammate and current South African coach Ottis Gibson during the ongoing Test series.
Olivier starts, Faf confirms
Faf du Plessis has confirmed that Duanne Olivier will start in the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands.
Second Test preview: Proteas vs Pakistan
The Proteas were far from convincing in concluding 2018 with victory in the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion – and will surely insist on a more polished performance in the second at Newlands in Cape Town, starting on Thursday.
Smith's advice for lbw-prone Markram
Former captain Graeme Smith is confident South African batsman Aiden Markram will recover from a string of lbw dismissals soon enough.
Newlands groundsman wants fitting farewell
Groundsman Evan Flint is eager to prepare ‘the best pitch’ for this week’s second Test between South Africa and Pakistan as a parting gift to Newlands in Cape Town. Flint has resigned as the iconic venue’s curator – and will begin work at the Wanderers in Johannesburg later this year. ‘I haven’t thought about it much, to be honest. I… Read more →
Stats: SA vs Pakistan at Newlands
Following a hard-fought six-wicket win in the Boxing Day test, the Proteas move on to the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town. ANITHA MADIKIZELA crunched the numbers to see what Newlands might have in store for players and fans.
Proteas' year in review: by the numbers
From captain Faf du Plessis’ struggles in Test cricket and relative success in ODI competition, to fast bowler Junior Dala’s T20I breakthrough and more – here’s South Africa’s 2018 in review.
NZ overtake SA in Test rankings
New Zealand have leapfrogged South Africa to third position in the International Cricket Council’s rankings for Test teams.
Elgar: ‘They need to triple my salary’
Proteas batsman Dean Elgar joked that he deserves a raise in pay for the punishment he receives as an opening batter.
De Bruyn the yo-yo man, not go-to guy
Damn. Theunis de Bruyn is in the firing line again. How very convenient. It’s nice being South Africa’s go-to guy when there is an injury or other absence, but equally uncool being the yo-yo man, writes JONHENRY WILSON. In and out of the side, according to convenience and circumstance, De Bruyn is getting a raw deal in the Proteas XI…. Read more →
Amla, Elgar seal Boxing Day Test win
Hashim Amla’s unbeaten 63 and Dean Elgar’s 50 helped the Proteas seal a six-wicket Boxing Day Test win against Pakistan in Centurion, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
Elgar, Amla grind SA to 81-1
Dean Elgar (32) and Hashim Amla (45) dug deep in the second innings as the Proteas went to lunch needing only 68 runs to win, with nine wickets in hand in the Centurion Boxing Day Test.
Rabada racing Perera, Lyon to 2018's top spot
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is in a race against Sri Lanka’s Dilruwan Perera and Australia’s Nathan Lyon to finish as the year’s leading wicket-taker in Test cricket.
Three maybes for third day in Centurion
We plot three possibilities for day three of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday.
Bavuma wants to 'kill off target soon'
Batsman Temba Bavuma acknowledges South Africa will have to navigate challenging conditions in pursuit of a 149-run target on day three of the first Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday.
