Amla ton gives Proteas hope
Proteas captain Hashim Amla struck a defiant century, but South Africa go into day four in Colombo 150 runs behind Sri Lanka and still facing an uphill battle.
Proteas captain Hashim Amla struck a defiant century, but South Africa go into day four in Colombo 150 runs behind Sri Lanka and still facing an uphill battle.
South Africa weathered a storm to reach stumps on 98-3, after dismissing Sri Lanka for 421 earlier in the day.
Australia A bounced back from their shock 52-run loss to the National Performance Squad (NPS) when they beat South Africa A by six wickets in the fifth match of the A-quadrangular 50-over series in Darwin on Thursday.
We preview the second and final Test of Hashim Amla’s first series at the helm, starting in Colombo on Thursday morning.
Sri Lanka took four wickets in the evening session to fight back after a fluent century from Dean Elgar on day one of the first Test in Galle.
Read about all the developments concerning the Proteas in Sri Lanka, including feedback from their ODI series triumph, the lead up to the Tests and Senanayake’s ban.
The Proteas need 20 wickets in at least one of the next two Tests to secure a historic series victory in Sri Lanka.
At the conclusion of another round in the County Championship Andrew Hall, Wayne Madsen and Dawid Malan were the big movers, reports Gareth Stevens.
Dawid Malan’s heavy scoring sets up an intriguing final day in Middlesex, reports Gareth Stevens.
Proteas ODI captain AB de Villiers has hailed Hashim Amla’s performances in the ODI series, but lamented the lack of support the opener had in the second game on Wednesday night.
The Sri Lankan spinners ripped through South Africa’s middle order to record a comprehensive victory in Pallekele, reports Gareth Stevens.
Watch Quinton de Kock take on Aaron Phangiso in Sri Lanka … on the squash court. Part of the Proteas’ tour diaries series.
The Proteas have vowed to guard against complacency ahead of the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Kandy on Wednesday.
We preview the second ODI between the Proteas and Sri Lanka, taking place in Pallekele on Wednesday 9 July from 11am SA time.
Proteas ODI captain AB de Villiers expressed his happiness at the Proteas’ resounding win over Sri Lanka on Sunday.