Leie's five-for crushes Knights
Eddie Leie took 5-15 as the Highveld Lions crushed the Knights by 20 runs with an over to spare in a low-scoring Ram Slam T20 match in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Eddie Leie took 5-15 as the Highveld Lions crushed the Knights by 20 runs with an over to spare in a low-scoring Ram Slam T20 match in Bloemfontein on Sunday.
Play was due to start early Monday to make up for Sunday’s washout, but rain again kept the covers on, holding up day three of the Proteas’ second Test against India in Bengaluru.
The bowlers will have to get South Africa back in this game after they were bowled out for 214 on day one of the second Test against India in Bengaluru. The innings unravelled quickly after AB de Villiers, in his 100th Test, fell agonisingly short of a well deserved hundred. Morne Morkel (22 off 20) had a little cameo after… Read more →
The Ravichandran Ashwin assault continued, and South Africa were three wickets down by lunch on day one of the second Test against India on Saturday. India brought back Ishant Sharma and Stuart Binny for this match, seamer Umesh Yadav and spinner Amit Mishra missing out, but it was Ashwin who once again gave the South Africans all sorts of problems as they… Read more →
Vernon Philander’s participation in the second Test against India is in doubt after injuring his ankle during a warm-up football game at training on Thursday.
Two weeks after making a fresh start under new coach, Nicky Boje, the Knights are confident that the changes will begin to yield results as they look to Wednesday’s Ram Slam T20 encounter with the Cape Cobras at the Diamond Oval.
India’s spin trio ripped through South Africa’s top order in the second session, the touring side left reeling as they went to tea on 56-5 on day three in Mohali. The Test feels all but lost for South Africa with Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers back in the dressing room without making any sort of impact. Stiaan van Zyl and… Read more →
Kevin Pietersen recorded back-to-back Ram Slam T20 centuries to render Theunis de Bruyn’s maiden Twenty20 hundred all but meaningless and give the Dolphins a nine-wicket win over the Knights at the Diamond Oval.
After a brilliant performance from their spinners, South Africa bowled India out for 200, setting themselves a target of 218 on a turning wicket in Mohali. The good news for the Proteas is that there is plenty of time left in this game. There will be a winner. They will be all too aware of the bad news – there… Read more →
At the close of play on Friday, 22 wickets had fallen in two days, making it highly unlikely that the first Test will last five.
At the close of play on Friday, 22 wickets had fallen in two days, making it highly unlikely that the first Test will last five.
India were 13-1 at tea on day two of the first Test in Mohali, a lead of 30 runs after they bowled South Africa out for 184.
South Africa have been bowled out for 184 despite a fighting 63 by AB de Villiers on the second day of the first Test against India in Mohali.
Dean Elgar picked up career-best figures of 4-22 to help bowl India out for 201 midway through the final session on day one of the first Test in Mohali .
Three wickets in the morning session put South Africa in control of the first Test as India went to lunch on 82-3 in Mohali on Thursday.