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Ryan Rickelton on being given out lbw on 98 only to be saved by an inside edge and what a maiden Test century means to him.
Ryan Rickelton on being given out lbw on 98 only to be saved by an inside edge and what a maiden Test century means to him.
Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma and Kyle Verreynne delivered with the bat at St George’s Park on Thursday.
Ryan Rickelton made a battling century as South Africa overcame a shaky start on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park.
The Proteas have made two injury-enforced changes for the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park.
Proteas bowling coach Piet Botha on their selection options for the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park and the key factors to their recent success.
Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s tour of South Africa due to a groin injury.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad on Gerald Coetzee’s groin niggle, the reason for their batsmen scoring nine centuries in nine Tests, and what the team still needs to work on.
Sri Lanka put up a good fight before the Proteas wrapped up a 233-run win at Kingsmead.
South Africa had to overcome determined resistance from Sri Lanka’s batsmen before winning the first Test by 233 runs at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Follow the first Test between the Proteas and Sri Lanka at Kingsmead.
Temba Bavuma on scoring his third Test century and getting through the “nerve-racking” 90s .
The Proteas dominated with bat and ball at Kingsmead on Friday to close in on victory.
Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma hit centuries to put South Africa in an impregnable position before their bowlers dismissed five Sri Lankan batsmen on the third day of the first Test at Kingsmead.
Proteas all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Marco Jansen on bowling Sri Lanka out for 42 and taking a career-best 7-13 that included three no-balls.