WATCH: Pujara very classy – Labuschagne

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne reflects on Cheteshwar Pujara’s innings and shares his plans to play a similar innings batting at No 3 in the Sydney Test.

WATCH: Disappointed I didn’t go big – Agarwal

Indian opener Mayank Agarwal reflected on his innings on day one of the fourth Test against Australia in Sydney and expressed his disappointment at not reaching his century.

Highlights: Aus vs Ind (Day 1)

Cheteshwar Pujara showed his class once again on day one with an impressive unbeaten 130 runs for India in the fourth Test in Sydney against Australia to register his third century of the series.

Neesham recalled and stars in NZ victory

New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham starred with both bat and ball in the first ODI to help his team secure a convincing 45-run victory over Sri Lanka at Mount Maunganui.

Sydney Thunder teams close in on league leaders

The Sydney Thunder men and women’s teams registered wins against the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers respectively to stay within touching distance of their respective Big Bash League leaders.

Review: Test cricket in 2018

India continued their dominance at the top of the ICC Test Team rankings with fantastic performances both home and away, captain Virat Kohli leading from the front as he ended 2018 top of the ICC Test Batsmen rankings.

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.

WATCH: Winning away from home an obsession – Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli heaped praise on his team – and especially Jasprit Bumrah – for helping him fulfil his obsession of winning Test matches away from home.

WATCH: We need Smith and Warner back – Tim Paine

Watch Australian captain Tim Paine discuss changes for the final Test in Sydney and how the return of Steve Smith and David Warner is clearly needed in order to get Australia competitive again.

Highlights: Aus vs India (Day 5)

Watch how India secured a 137-run victory on the final day to go 2-1 up in the four-match Test series against Australia and thus retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy on Australian soil.

When the Boxing Day Test came to Centurion

It was a historic occasion when the Boxing Day Test match moved away from the coastal regions to inland Centurion for the first time, and I was lucky enough to be there to bear witness to the occasion, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.

Babar Azam defies Proteas’ pace attack

Babar Azam held Pakistan together against a brilliant South African bowling attack in Centurion with a defiant 71 off 79 balls that included 15 fours, and is Anitha Madikizela’s pick for Play of the Day.

Olivier knocks out Pakistan on Boxing Day

On a day when the ball dominated the bat most of the time on the international stage, the Proteas’ Duanne Olivier picked up 6-37 against Pakistan to earn him SACricketmag.com’s mantle of Boxing Day’s Turbo Bowler.

Stats: SA vs Pakistan, Centurion

SuperSport Park in Centurion will play host to the Boxing Day Test match for the first time in history, but it will be a known enemy that the Proteas will encounter when they face off against Pakistan for the 13th time on home soil.

Thunder strike down Stars in rain-affected encounter

The Sydney Thunder were at their destructive best as they beat the Melbourne Stars by 15 runs on the DLS method to take them to the top of the Big Bash League on net run rate.