Proteas staring down the barrel
The Proteas will have to bat out day five with nine wickets in hand after bad light stopped play early on day four.
The Proteas will have to bat out day five with nine wickets in hand after bad light stopped play early on day four.
Proteas captain Hashim Amla struck a defiant century, but South Africa go into day four in Colombo 150 runs behind Sri Lanka and still facing an uphill battle.
South Africa weathered a storm to reach stumps on 98-3, after dismissing Sri Lanka for 421 earlier in the day.
Australia A bounced back from their shock 52-run loss to the National Performance Squad (NPS) when they beat South Africa A by six wickets in the fifth match of the A-quadrangular 50-over series in Darwin on Thursday.
The Proteas bowlers were put to the sword by Mahela Jayawardene on day one of the second Test, but still managed to claim five wickets.
Former Proteas bowler Makhaya Ntini has launched his long-awaited cricket academy in Mdantsane.
South Africa A have had an up and down tour of Australia so far, with one victory and one loss.
We preview the second and final Test of Hashim Amla’s first series at the helm, starting in Colombo on Thursday morning.
De Villiers could give up gloves, Chappell slams Philander, and Sri Lanka send Chandimal to England.
The rare occurrence of twin failures for Jacques Rudolph has resulted in Glamorgan staring defeat in the face after just two days of play in Derby, reports Gareth Stevens.
Kirsten back with the Proteas, Steyn hails Donald’s influence, and Eranga out of second Test.
Prince and Peterson helped secure quarter-final births for their counties during Friday’s round of T20 Blast fixtures, reports Gareth Stevens.
Graeme Smith, who had signed a three-year contract with Surrey that ran from 2013 to 2015, confirmed on the weekend that he would not return for the final year of that deal following knee surgery.
Amla and Steyn fondly reflect on South Africa’s first Test win in Galle, despite Philander’s ball-tampering incident.
South Africa’s pace attack blew Sri Lanka away before tea on day five in Galle to win the first Test by 153 runs.