New-ball wicket ‘will favour SA’
Dean Elgar believes Newlands is a wicket which favours the new ball and it will remain so for the rest of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Dean Elgar believes Newlands is a wicket which favours the new ball and it will remain so for the rest of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
JJ Smuts was named Bowler of the Match for the third time as the Warriors beat the Lions to book their spot in the T20 Challenge final.
AB de Villiers is fighting for fitness ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the end of the month.
The Knights lost their last nine wickets for just 48 runs as they were beaten by the in-form Warriors by eight wickets.
Faf du Plessis must be retained as the Proteas’ skipper for the Sri Lanka Test series regardless of AB de Villiers’ return.
The Proteas will take on Graeme Smith’s Mini-Cricket Kids in a four-match Tour starting on 8 December.
Vernon Philander appears to be well and truly back to his best after a Man-of-the-Series display Down Under.
Australia went in for their tea and sandwiches needing just 100 runs, with all wickets standing, for victory over the Proteas in the third Test.
Australia found two breakthroughs to leave the Proteas on 100-2, trailing their opponents’ first-innings total by 24 runs.
A fifty from Mitchell Starc allowed Australia to get to 383 in the morning session on day three in Adelaide.
The Proteas have a crucial day ahead of them, as they look to clean up the tail quickly to stand any chance of pulling off a result.
Usman Khawaja’s unbeaten 138 made it Australia’s day as they go into day three on 307-6, despite a late onslaught from the Proteas’ pace attack.
A brilliant century from Usman Khawaja has taken Australia through to the final session on 209-3, trailing the Proteas by 50 runs.
Kyle Abbott struck twice in the morning session before a recovery mission from Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith got Australia to 109-2 by tea.
The Proteas will be looking to make early inroads on day two of the third Test after posting 259-9 declared.