Proteas chase history in India, Gambhir feels the heat
Temba Bavuma’s Proteas are aiming for their first Test series victory in India in 25 years when the second match starts on Saturday in Guwahati.
Temba Bavuma’s Proteas are aiming for their first Test series victory in India in 25 years when the second match starts on Saturday in Guwahati.
Captain Mitchell Santner delivered late fireworks with the bat as New Zealand beat the West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI on Wednesday to win the series.
Seamer Lungi Ngidi has been drafted into the Proteas’ Test squad ahead of the second Test against India in Guwahati from Saturday.
England selectors kept their options open on Wednesday by naming off-spinner Shoaib Bashir in a 12-man squad for the first Test.
India captain Shubman Gill has responded well to treatment for a neck injury, but it remains to be seen if he plays the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati.
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Australia and England resume Ashes hostilities on Friday in Perth with the hosts weakened by injuries but favourites to inflict more pain on a side with a dire record Down Under.
Australia may be without star quicks Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood when the Ashes begin against England on Friday, but they have the luxury of calling on Scott Boland.
The storm over the sub-standard Eden Gardens pitch for India’s 30-run defeat to South Africa in the first Test shows no sign of abating.
England go into the first Test against Australia on Friday with arguably their most hostile attack in decades.
Australia head into the Ashes with an ageing “Dad’s Army” group of players and concerns about a lack of depth to follow in their footsteps.
South Africa A suffered a nine-wicket loss against India A in game two of their three-match one-day series in Rajkot on Sunday.
Western Province beat the KZN Dolphins by five wickets on Sunday, while Boland remain top of the T20 Challenge log.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says their 30-run triumph over India in Kolkata ranks alongside the finest Test victories of his tenure.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says his match-defining half-century at Eden Gardens was built on old-fashioned patience and trust in his defence.