AB’s back, but Proteas lose
AB de Villiers greeted the Newlands supporters with a superb 63 off 44 balls, before the hosts fell short in the final over.
AB de Villiers greeted the Newlands supporters with a superb 63 off 44 balls, before the hosts fell short in the final over.
A disastrous fielding performance from the Proteas and 68 from Niroshan Dickwella allowed Sri Lanka to win by five wickets and clinch the series.
AB de Villiers made a welcome return to the Proteas fold with 63, guiding his side to 169 in the decider against Sri Lanka at Newlands.
Farhaan Behardien has won the toss and has decided to bat in the Newlands decider against Sri Lanka.
Despite a career-best 4-19 from Lungi Ngidi, the Proteas couldn’t prevent a three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
Debutant Lakshan Sandakan took 4-23 as the Proteas battled to 113 all out in the second T20 international against Sri Lanka.
Lungi Ngidi bagged 2-12 on debut as the Proteas sealed a 19-run win in their rain-affected clash against Sri Lanka in Centurion.
Intermittent rain has delayed the toss in the 1st T20 international between the Proteas and Sri Lanka at Centurion.
Five points of discussion ahead of the three-match T20 series starting in Centurion on Friday.
SACricketmag.com rates the Proteas’ player performances from their 3-0 Test series victory against Sri Lanka.
There were many fine moments on day three of the third Test against Sri Lanka, but the catch by Faf du Plessis stands out as the Play of the Day.
It took the Proteas just 60 overs to take 16 wickets on day three and beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 118 runs for a three-Test whitewash at the Wanderers.
Two sessions, 12 wickets: that was the sorry tale as Sri lanka staggered into tea at 124-6 in their follow-on innings on day three at the Wanderers
Faf du Plessis demanded a ruthless performance and he got it when his bowlers dismissed Sri Lanka for 131, trailing by 295 on the first innings.
The Proteas hold all the cards in the third Test against Sri Lanka. They just need need to play them right for a quick result.