Behardien praises Proteas’ fighting spirit
Man-of-the-match Farhaan Behardien praises the Proteas’ bowling performance against Australia in Guyana.
Man-of-the-match Farhaan Behardien praises the Proteas’ bowling performance against Australia in Guyana.
A masterful bowling display earned the Proteas their first victory of the Tri-Nation series, as they beat Australia by 47 runs.
The Proteas struggled to 189-9 in their Tri-Nation series encounter against Australia in Guyana on Tuesday.
AB de Villiers has won the toss and has elected to bat first in the Proteas’ Tri-Nation series clash against Australia.
Mitchell Starc made a successful return from injury by helping Australia to a six-wicket victory over West Indies on Sunday.
Australia showed they can produce the all-round game when they hammered West Indies by six wickets in their opening match of the Tri-Nation series.
Hashim Amla led a solid Proteas performance in their warm-up match against a West Indies President’s XI ahead of the tri-nations series starting 3 June.
The Proteas have slipped from third to sixth in the latest ICC Test rankings, while Australia have extended their lead at the top.
The Proteas have closed the curtain on plans for a day-night Test on their three-match tour of Australia in November.
A brilliant innings by Virat Kohli helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the group 2 decider to go through to the World T20 semifinals.
Just to rub salt into the wounds of the West Indies, Australia ploughed on to declare at 583-4 on the second day of the first Test at Hobart.
West Indian cricket reached an all-time low as they were smashed for an incredible 438-3 on day one of the Test against Australia in Hobart.
So farewell, then, Mitchell Johnson, the enigmatic Australian quickie who announced his retirement from Test cricket on Tuesday, never to be forgotten by the Proteas.
Mitchell Starc added another dimension to Australia’s formidable attack by becoming a paid-up member of the 160km/h club.
Eoin Morgan struck 92 as England chased down Australia’s 299 with 10 balls remaining at Headingley, to make it 2-2 with one match remaining.