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Cape Town: India failed to avoid a series whitewash against a South African team in transition despite Deepak Chahar’s scintillating 34-ball 54, losing the third One-day International by four runs here on Sunday to end a disastrous tour of the ‘Rainbow Nation’. Asked to take first strike, South Africa were all out for 287 after […]

Cape Town: India rallied to bowl out South Africa for 287 after opener Quinton de Kock struck an attacking century and Rassie van der Dussen continued his sublime form with a 52-run knock in the third and final ODI here on Sunday. De Kock struck 124 off 130 balls and added 144 runs for the […]

Cape Town: KL Rahul-led India won the toss and opted to field first against South Africa in the third ODI of the three-match series here at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town on Sunday. Having lost the ongoing ODI series against South Africa, KL Rahul-led India would look to salvage some pride by winning the final […]

Cape Town: Indian team’s strategy is expected to undergo paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI, here on Sunday. India’s strategy looked completely out of sync with modern day white […]

Paarl: Half-centuries by openers Janneman Malan (91 off 108) and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock (78 off 66) helped South Africa defeat India by seven wickets in the second ODI at Boland Park on Friday. The win also means that South Africa go 2-0 up and clinch the ODI series with the final match at Cape […]

Paarl: KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Friday, with the three-match series and his long-term Test captaincy ambitions both at stake. Rahul was at best mediocre in terms of “on-your-feet-thinking”, something that’s basic to art of […]

Dubai (UAE): Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami on Thursday were named in ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021. Mithali and Jhulan are the only two Indians in the side. The eleven will be led by England’s Heather Knight. The side has three players from South Africa, one from Australia, two from West Indies, and two […]

Paarl: Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen’s centuries were backed by a spirited bowling performance as South Africa defeated India by 31 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series here at Boland Park, Paarl on Wednesday. With this win, the hosts have gained a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second […]

Paarl: The mighty Virat Kohli’s presence in the Indian playing eleven as a mere player for the first time in seven years will be keenly followed while his potential successor in red-ball cricket, KL Rahul, will be judged for his captaincy in the three-match ODI series against South Africa beginning here on Wednesday. Whether he […]

Georgetown: Four-time champions India dished out a clinical show to start their U-19 World Cup campaign on a winning note, thrashing South Africa by 45 runs here. Put in to bat at the Providence stadium on Saturday, India rode on skipper Yash Dhull’s responsible 82 to post a fighting 232 allout and then bundled out […]

New Delhi: Virat Kohli on Saturday announced that he is stepping down as the captain of the Indian Test team. Last year, Kohli had stepped down as the T20I captain and then he was removed as the ODI leader as the selectors wanted one captain for the white-ball format. “It’s been 7 years of hard […]

Cape Town: South Africa beat India by seven wickets to win the third Test and secure the series 2-1. Resuming the day 101 for two, South Africa go the job done in 63.3 overs with major contributions coming from Keegan Petersen (82), Rassie van der Dussen (41 not out) and Temba Bavuma (32 not out). Petersen […]

Cape Town: Rishabh Pant was fearless without being careless during a brilliant hundred in the most adverse circumstances but South Africa were on course for a memorable series win against India on a day when visiting skipper Virat Kohli was left fuming due to a contentious DRS decision in the third and final Test here. […]

Cape Town: Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara made it to stumps on day two of third Test against South Africa at Newlands Cricket Ground here on Wednesday. At stumps, India are 57/2 in 17 overs, leading by 70 runs. In a see-saw day, India took a narrow 13-run lead as the pace attack shot out […]

Cape Town: South Africa were 17 for one at stumps in reply to India’s first innings total of 223 all out on the opening day of the series-deciding third Test here on Tuesday. Opener Aiden Markram and night-watchman Keshav Maharaj were batting on 8 and 6, respectively, at the close of play. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed […]

Cape Town: India were 75/2 at lunch against South Africa on Day 1 of the third and final Test of the three-match series, here on Tuesday. Cheteshwar Pujara (26) and Virat Kohli (15 not out) were at the crease when lunch was taken on the opening day in Newlands. After winning the toss and opting to […]

Cape Town: Virat Kohli’s talismanic presence will be the shot in the arm that India would need in their bid to win the historic first-ever away Test series against South Africa but the hosts will also walk in with a spring in their step in the final Test starting here Tuesday. Kohli missed the last […]

Johannesburg: The win at Wanderers against India is a move in the right direction for the South Africa team, according to skipper Dean Elgar, who revealed that while there is room for improvement, the hosts won’t be tinkering with their game plan heading into the final Test. After slumping to a 113-run defeat in the […]

Johannesburg: Dean Elgar spearheaded a record chase of 240, helping South Africa clinch a series-levelling win over India in the second Test at the Wanderers here on Thursday. After rain washed out on-field action of the first two sessions, rain gods relented for 34 overs of play to happen. That was enough for Elgar, unbeaten on […]

Johannesburg: India pacer Shardul Thakur grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul as South Africa lost the momentum towards the end of the afternoon session to reach 191 for 7 at tea on day two of the second Test. Thakur (13.1-3-43-5) with his happy knack of breaking partnerships more than compensated for Mohammed Siraj”s hamstring injury as […]