When Quinton de Kock called for his helmet and made his way towards the stumps at St George’s Park, the Test match was seven overs old. This was a portent for a day of attrition, writes DANIEL GALLAN in Port Elizabeth.
A classy career-best 180 by Temba Bavuma was not enough to prevent the top-of-the-table Lions from suffering an upset 130-run defeat by the bottom-of-the-table Dolphins late on the final day of their 4-Day Domestic Series encounter in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday.
Shadley van Schalkwyk and Shaun von Berg shared seven wickets as the Knights reignited their 4-Day Domestic Series title prospects by toppling the second-placed Warriors in a 10-wicket win on the final day of their game in East London on Thursday.
The Proteas limited England to 224-4 at the close of play on day one of the third Test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.
The South Africa U19s are excited as they strive to make the nation proud ahead of their ICC U19 Cricket World Cup opening match against Afghanistan in Kimberley on Friday.
England moved to 117-2 at tea on day one of the third Test against South Africa at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth.
The Proteas went without a wicket before lunch on day one of the third Test against England at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.
Temba Bavuma has made a strong case to be included in the Proteas Test team again after making a valuable century for the Lions in their 130-run defeat to the Dolphins on Thursday in Pietermaritzburg
England captain Joe Root won the toss and opted to bat first on day one of the third Test against South Africa at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.
The decision to have Dane Paterson stay with the Proteas in between the second and third Tests against England, instead of returning to the 4-Day Domestic Series with the Cape Cobras, suggests another debut in Port Elizabeth.
Half-centuries by Andries Gous and Pite van Biljon, followed by some hard-working bowling, helped the Knights close in on victory over the Warriors after the third day of their 4-Day Domestic Series encounter in East London on Wednesday.
A third career century by Tony de Zorzi helped the Titans storm back and raise their prospects of salvaging a draw from their 4-Day Domestic Series encounter with the Cape Cobras in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis refuses to be drawn into debate about the form of batsman Temba Bavuma and others during the ongoing Test series against England.
Faf du Plessis remains the Proteas skipper, surviving a leadership clear-out that claimed most of the coaching staff, but his position is still under threat.
The talented Zubayr Hamza is carefully navigating the pressure that comes with batting in third position for the Proteas in Test cricket.
