Cape Town Test: Shortest-ever completed, 642 balls. India levels series with 7-wicket win in 12 overs. Markram’s 106, Bumrah’s 6-wicket haul highlight intense match. Cape Town witnessed cricketing history as the second Test match between South Africa and India concluded in a mere 642 balls, making it the shortest-ever completed Test match in terms of … Read more
CAPE TOWN: Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s former captain, scored a century in the third ODI against India at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. De Kock, who gave over the white ball captaincy to Temba Bavuma in March, scored 124 off 130 balls as South Africa scored 287 all out after being called in … Read more
Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that the Virat Kohli-led side has a good chance of winning the series-deciding third Test in Cape Town and clinching their first-ever Test series victory in the Proteas nation because of the fast-bowling quality of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. “When we toured or any other team toured we … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: Four years after impressing Indian captain Virat Kohli as a teenage net bowler, Marco Jansen produced a destructive spell of bowling for South Africa on the first day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday. Jansen, 21, took four for 31 as India were bowled out for 202 after winning the … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: KL Rahul, captaining India in the absence of Virat Kohli, made a patient half-century as his team struggled on the first day of the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday. India were 146 for five at tea after Rahul won the toss and decided to bat on a pitch … Read more
CENTURION: South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock announced on Thursday his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. The shock announcement from De Kock, 29, came just hours after he was part of the South African team beaten by 113 runs in the first Test against India at SuperSport Park. De Kock said he remained committed to … Read more
CENTURION: India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday. Resuming on 94 for four in a chase of 305 to win, South Africa were bowled out for 191, losing their last three wickets in the first two overs after … Read more
CENTURION: India made patient progress on the fourth morning day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday. India were 79 for three in their second innings at lunch, an overall lead of 209. The tourists added 63 runs for the loss of two wickets in 26 overs during … Read more
CENTURION: India collapsed on the third morning of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. However, they struck back when Jasprit Bumrah dismissed South African captain Dean Elgar in the first over of the hosts reply. South Africa were 21 for one at lunch after bowling out India for … Read more
CENTURION: India were in a solid position despite losing two wickets off successive balls from Lungi Ngidi on the first day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. India were 157 for two at tea. Opening batsmen KL Rahul (68 not out) and Mayank Agarwal (60) put on … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: The South African cricket team suffered a blow on Tuesday when fast bowler Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the three-match Test series against India, which starts in Centurion on Sunday. Cricket South Africa announced that Nortje had not recovered from an unspecified “persistent injury”. Read More: Spectators barred from South Africa-India matches Nortje, who is capable … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: No tickets will be sold to the general public for the forthcoming Test and one-day international series between South Africa and India because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday. CSA said in a statement that a joint decision had been taken with the Board of Control for Cricket in India to bar … Read more
Rohit Sharma will captain India in both white-ball formats, cricket selectors said Wednesday, as they named the Test squad for this month’s South Africa tour. Known as “The Hitman” because of his powerful hundreds and six-hitting, Sharma took over the T20 side in November after India’s dismal showing at the World Cup in Dubai and led a … Read more
Fast bowler Duanne Olivier was on Tuesday named in a 21-man South African squad for a three-Test series against India, starting in Centurion on December 26. The 29-year-old signed a Kolpak deal with Yorkshire in 2019 and declared that he wanted to qualify for England. He spent three seasons with the English county. The strongly-built … Read more
India will play Test matches in Centurion, Johannesburg and Cape Town on their tour of South Africa which starts later this month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday. The first world championship Test will start at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 26. The second Test will be played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg from … Read more
India skipper Virat Kohli said Thursday his side were seeking clarity about the upcoming tour of South Africa, which is in doubt over the spread of the Omicron Covid variant. Kohli returns for the second Test against New Zealand in Mumbai starting Friday after he stepped down as Twenty20 captain at the end of India’s … Read more
