with Buttler and had to be helped off the field. South Africa seized the opportunity and Anrich Nortje

Join our Whatsapp channel DURBAN: While South Africa’s Test team were on the field against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha, a separate group of players were in Pretoria preparing for a Twenty20 International series against Pakistan. The T20 squad, captained by Heinrich Klaasen, flew to Durban on Sunday where the first T20 will be played on Tuesday — the day after South Africa wrapped up a Test win in Gqeberha.It is the first of six white-ball matches — three T20 Internationals and three One-day Internatio

David Miller and Kagiso Rabada combined to propel South Africa to a thrilling victory as they edged Sri Lanka by four wickets despite a hat-trick by Wanindu Hasaranga in the T20 World Cup on Saturday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. With South Africa needing 15 off the final over, Miller smashed two sixes and Rabada struck the winning boundary as South Africa reached their target of 143 with one ball to spare in Sharjah. Miller finished with 23 off 13 balls while Rabada made 13 off seven to carry

KINGSTON: West Indies and Pakistan commence their two-Test series at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thursday with head coach Phil Simmons concerned about the readiness of the home players for what is expected to be a formidable challenge from talented but mercurial opponents.... Over the past six week the West Indies took on the South Africans, Australians and Pakistanis in a succession of limited-over fixtures.... Kraigg Brathwaite’s team were thrashed by the Proteas in consecutive matches with th

We endeavoured to select players as close to their initial team position where possible.... This intention was not always a reality, as some compromises had to be made." Bishop revealed that the top three in the order were so outstanding that" we could not leave any of them out.... He also offered a more than substantial bowling option."' Panel was impressed with Shaheen Shah Afridi' For selection of bowlers, Bishop said three seamers who excelled[ in the tournament] and two" outstanding" leg