Southee double gives New Zealand hope
Tim Southee removed both India openers late on Tuesday to give New Zealand hope of an unlikely victory in the World Test Championship final as the showpiece match headed into the reserve sixth day.
Tim Southee removed both India openers late on Tuesday to give New Zealand hope of an unlikely victory in the World Test Championship final as the showpiece match headed into the reserve sixth day.
The Proteas have 11 matches to arrest their horrific T20 form and prepare their challenge for the T20 World Cup, writes RYAN VREDE.
Cricket South Africa has congratulated the Proteas on their dominant 2-0 series win over the West Indies in the Test series which finished in St Lucia on Monday.
Following the Proteas’ 2-0 series win over the West Indies, CARL LEWIS covers the biggest talking points and takeaways from the Test matches.
After completing a 158-run victory over the West Indies to seal a 2-0 series win, the Proteas celebrated their first away-series triumph since 2017 in New Zealand.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has suggested the World Test Championship final should not have been played in the UK due to its unpredictable weather.
Keshav Maharaj picked up five wickets and claimed a historic hat-trick in the second Test in St Lucia, the West Indies crumbling under another impressive performance from the Proteas bowling unit getting them out in under two sessions to win by 158 runs.
On Monday, Keshav Maharaj became just the second South African after Geoff Griffin against England at Lord’s in 1960 to take a hat-trick in Test cricket.
The West Indies are chasing 324 for victory over the Proteas. Follow the live action below:
Check out the reaction from this club game as a batsman launched a massive six only to realise he had cracked the windscreen of his own car.
Catch the highlights from day three of the second Test between the West Indies and South Africa at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
A gutsy partnership in St Lucia suggests a fighting spirit is brewing, but the Proteas’ batting inconsistency remains the biggest threat to their ascension in the Test rankings, writes RYAN VREDE.
Ryan Vrede picks his best combined 11 from the WTC final between India and New Zealand. India fans, this is a trigger warning.
New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson completed an impressive five-wicket haul before India’s bowlers showed some fighting spirit on the third day of the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton on Sunday.
The entire morning session was lost due to the wet outfield but the afternoon more than made up for that in terms of action. South Africa lost six wickets for just 63 runs in one rain-shortened session on day three in St. Lucia but maintain their healthy lead.