Limping Mathews seals first SL win on tour
January 22nd, 2017 | by
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Sri Lanka 119 for 7 (Mathews 54*, Ngidi 4-16) beat South Africa 113 (Sandakan 4-23, Udara 3-13) by three wickets It has taken almost a month but Sri Lanka were finally made to feel welcome in South Africa on an unusually cracked,...
New-look South Africa v battered Sri Lanka in familiar format
January 20th, 2017 | by
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Match facts January 20, 2017 Start time 1800 local (1600 GMT) Big Picture In a year with no World T20, it would be easy to forget the shortest format exists at international level, but South Africa and Sri Lanka are doing their...
De Villiers unavailable for Tests for most of 2017
January 19th, 2017 | by
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AB de Villiers has ruled himself out of South Africa’s four-Test series in England in July-August and the two-match home series against Bangladesh in September-October, and is targeting a return to the longest format in...
De Villiers not retiring from Tests, but opts out of New Zealand series
January 18th, 2017 | by
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AB de Villiers has made himself unavailable for selection for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand in March though he has recovered from his elbow injury, but said that he was not retiring from Test cricket. However, while...
What’s bubbling in SA’s T20 test tube?
January 18th, 2017 | by
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A quick look at the unknown and less-known names in South Africa’s squad for the first two T20Is against Sri Lanka If you don’t recognise many of the names in South Africa’s T20 squad, you’re not alone....
SA attack feasts on weaknesses, but Bavuma form a concern
January 16th, 2017 | by
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It quickly became a one-sided series as South Africa made the most of home advantage. ESPNcricinfo assesses those who took part 10 Vernon Philander (three matches, 17 wickets at 14.58) For the second series in succession,...
Parnell, Olivier seal innings win for SA
January 16th, 2017 | by
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South Africa 426 (Duminy 155, Amla 134, Pradeep 4-78, Kumara 4-107) beat Sri Lanka 131 (Philander 3-28, Rabada 3-44) and 177 (Karunaratne 50, Parnell 4-51, Olivier 3-38) by an innings and 118 runs Sixteen wickets, 228 runs, 59.3...
Doubts raised about de Villiers Test future
January 16th, 2017 | by
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AB de Villiers’ Test future appears to be up in the air once again, as he prepares to meet with the South Africa team management to discuss his role in the side when he completes his comeback from injury. Although de...
Duminy, Amla tons crush SL underfoot
January 13th, 2017 | by
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South Africa 338 for 3 (Duminy 155, Amla 125*) v Sri Lanka Few players in the modern age can bend Test cricket to their will in the manner of Hashim Amla. Coming into his 100th Test, Amla had gone ten innings without reaching...
Pacer-friendly Wanderers may pose bigger problems for Sri Lanka
January 12th, 2017 | by
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Match facts January 12-16, 2017 Start time 1000 local (0800 GMT) Big Picture There was always the expectation the series would become incrementally tougher for Sri Lanka. In Port Elizabeth, there was supposed to be a low, slow...
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Kohli unveiled as Wisden cover star February 3rd, 2017