Port Elizabeth News
Kagiso Rabada took 11 wickets in the match but may yet turn from hero to villain as South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in the second Test on Monday to level the four-match series.
AB de Villiers said he felt that he needed to prove he was still worth his place in the South African team, after continuing his return to Test cricket with a match-changing hundred against Australia.
Kagiso Rabada struck shortly before the close to restore South Africa's ascendancy on the third day of the second Test against Australia at St George's Park on Sunday.
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ripped the heart out of Australia`s batting when he took four wickets in seven balls on the first day of the second Test on Friday.
Australian opening batsman David Warner let his bat do the talking after a week of controversy when he made an unbeaten half-century on the first morning of the second Test against South Africa on Friday.
India opener Rohit Sharma revealed the reason for his quiet celebration despite having slammed a century in the fifth one-day international (ODI) against South Africa here on Tuesday.
The Indian opener ended his poor run of scores on SA tour with 115 in the fifth ODI on Tuesday but during the course of his stay was guilty of getting Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane run out.
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal shared six wickets between them to script a famous win for India by 73 runs, for a series-winning 4-1 lead.
Knocked back in the previous match, India will look to crush a South African revival before it becomes a threat to their pursuit of a maiden ODI series triumph when the two sides clash in the fifth one-dayer on Tuesday.
Flames ripped through the twisted wreckage and choking black smoke rose into the air as desperate passengers clambered out of the train travelling from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg to escape the inferno.
South Africa won by an innings and 120 runs inside two days after bowling out Zimbabwe for 68 and 121 in the inaugural four-day Test at Port Elizabeth.
South Africa crushed Zimbabwe by an innings and 120 runs inside two days in their one-off day-night Test at St George's Park on Wednesday. Forced to follow on after being bowled out for 68 in their first innings, Zimbabwe were shot out for 121 runs in their second innings.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the Boxing Day Test against Zimbabwe at St George’s Park because of a viral infection, Cricket South Africa said hours before the start of the day-night encounter.
Play will be scheduled for six-and-a-half hours each day, half an hour more than in five-day games, with 98 overs due to be bowled in a day, instead of 90. As in five-day games, an extra half hour can be added in order to complete the overs.
Cricket will venture into new territory when South Africa tackle Zimbabwe in the first official four-day Test match to be played at St George`s Park in Port Elizabeth starting on Tuesday.
South Africa host Zimbabwe in the first official four-day Test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day.
De Villiers, Steyn and Philander return to be part of a historic first-ever official four-day Test match to be held in Port Elizabeth from Dec 26-29.
African neighbours South Africa and Zimbabwe will play the first official shortened Test match in Port Elizabeth.
Amla, batting on 48 runs, was dismissed by Sri Lanka's Nuwan Pradeep off the last ball of the 50.6 over, who trapped him in front of the wicket
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