Roston Chase had taken only 42 wickets in the 36 Test innings for the West Indies before he was thrown the ball by his skipper in England’s second innings in the first Test at Barbados. The rest has become magical history for the 26-year-old all-rounder.
West Indies skipper Jason Holder has become the first West Indies player in 45 years to top the list of all-rounders in the ICC Test Player Rankings, after his power-packed unbeaten double-century that helped script a memorable 381-run win over England in the first Test in Bridgetown.
Nepal’s 16-year-old batsman Rohit Paudel became the youngest batsman to score an international half-century in men’s cricket when Nepal played the UAE on Saturday, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Captain Faf du Plessis conceded defeat was ‘bound to happen’, as South Africa succumbed to Pakistan by eight wickets in Sunday’s fourth ODI at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
Pakistan ended the Proteas’ seven-game Pink Day ODI unbeaten streak and levelled the series 2-2 with an emphatic eight-wicket win at the Wanderers. KHALID MOHIDIN reports.
Usman Shinwari ripped through the Proteas to take 4-35 as the hosts were skittled for 164 in the Pink ODI, reports KHALID MOHIDIN.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been slapped with a four-match suspension for his comments about Andile Phehlukwayo.
The Proteas have lost the toss and will bat first in the eighth edition of the Pink ODI at the Wanderers.
Pat Cummins’ career-best match figures of 10-62 against Sri Lanka secured Australia’s emphatic victory in Brisbane by an innings and 40 runs, and earns him Saturday’s Turbo Bowler award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
South Africa have taken a 2-1 lead over Pakistan after the rain-curtailed proceedings in Centurion on Friday evening. Pink Day is next, and ANITHA MADIKIZELA takes a look at the stats ahead of the 4th ODI at the Bullring.
Hashim Amla copped some flack for ‘slow scoring’ in the first ODI at St George’s Park, but Pakistan’s superb 317-6 at SuperSport Parks offers the ideal blueprint how to put a big score together, writes SIMON LEWIS.
India won the second ODI by a dominant 90 runs against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
Thunderstorms are expected to disrupt the Pink Day ODI as the Proteas aim to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series against Pakistan, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
Pakistan have recalled Mohammad Amir for the upcoming T20I series against the Proteas.
The Highveld Lions are targeting victory in the final round of matches in the 4-Day Franchise Series as they push the Cape Cobras to the wire for the title.
