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Travis Head led with 87 not out as Australia finished day four at 156-4 in its second innings in the second cricket test against South Africa on Wednesday, still trailing by 170 runs. Head hit nine fours and faced 138 deliveries, with Scott Boland (2 not out) also on nightwatchman duty. South Africa enforced the follow-on after Marco Jansen took 5-33 in Australia's first innings. The visitors were bowled out for 99 runs, conceding a lead of 326 runs in reply to the Proteas' 425-9 declared. Skipper Temba Bavuma had led South Africa's revival with a career-best 179. It was the fourth lowest innings' total for Australia, and the third highest lead conceded in tests against South Africa. Australia was down to 69-6 at lunch on day four, with Jansen picking four wickets in the morning session. Jansen struck early in the morning after Australia started at 3-1 overnight. Boland was the first to go as he was caught behind off Jansen on the seventh ball of the day. Travis Head was then out
Skipper Temba Bavuma struck a test-best 179 to help South Africa recover from 110-6 to post an imposing 425-9 declared on Day 3 of the second cricket test against Australia on Tuesday. Bavuma came out to bat on the opening day with the Proteas 12-2 and then saw them limp to 92-5 as rain and a wet outfield disrupted play a day later. But he held South Africa together in stoic fashion, hitting 18 fours and one six in 334 deliveries, to put his side in control at St. George's Park. He had good support from the lower order, Marco Jansen scoring 85 and Simon Harmer adding 82 as the duo put on big partnerships with Bavuma in the first innings. In reply, Australia was 3-1 at stumps. South Africa slumped to 110-6, having lost Wiaan Mulder (13) early in the morning session. He was caught at slip off Mitchell Starc, who picked up his 450th test wicket. Bavuma and Jansen then put on 106 for the seventh wicket before lunch. They only added another 26 in the post-lunch session taking their s
Australia bowled only 12.2 overs against South Africa on the rain-hit opening day of their second cricket Test on Sunday. South Africa was struggling at 20-2 at stumps, after the morning session at St. George's Park in Gqeberha was nearly completely lost to the weather. Australia won the toss and opted to bowl. Play began after a nearly two-hour delay with South Africa's openers taking the hosts to 11-0 in 5.3 overs at lunch. Rain further delayed play after the break before pacer Scott Boland struck twice for Australia. He bowled Aiden Markram for 11 in the ninth over. Next ball, David Bedingham was caught behind for a golden duck, leaving South Africa at 12-2 in 8.5 overs. Tea was taken when rain returned shortly afterward, but there was no further play on the day with the threat of more rain on Monday. Debutant Marques Ackerman (5 not out) and skipper Temba Bavuma (4 not out) are at the crease. Australia won the first test in Durban by 214 runs and leads the three-match series
Josh Hazlewood's career-best 6-49 helped Australia win the first cricket test by 214 runs at Kingsmead and finish off South Africa on the final day Tuesday. Hazlewood took four of the six wickets Australia was hunting for on day five. A target of 421 was always improbable for South Africa and the world champion Proteas were cleaned up less than an hour after lunch and within five overs of Australia taking the second new ball. South Africa was all out for 206 after 284 in the first innings. Middle-order batter Matt Renshaw was easily the standout player with 190 runs in Australia's first innings of 390 and 82 in the second total of 314-6 declared. Renshaw's part-time spin also netted the first two wickets of his test career. Opening batter Aiden Markram led South Africa's fourth-innings resistance for nearly six hours with a 237-ball knock for 75 before he was ninth man out. Markram was caught behind off an inside edge to Mitchell Starc. He was initially given not out but Australia
Pat Cummins claimed 3-54 as Australia took a 139-run lead against South Africa at stumps on day three of the first cricket Test here on Sunday. A collective bowling effort from Australia saw South Africa bowled out for 284 in its first innings Mitchell Starc (2-63), Josh Hazlewood (2-54) and Nathan Lyon (2-58) took a brace each. Australia had scored 390 runs in its first innings with Matt Renshaw hitting a career-best 190 to help the visitors recover from a precarious 124-6. In its second innings, Australia was 33-0 at stumps in 5.4 overs when play was called off early again due to bad light, with nearly 13 overs lost in the day. Nic Maddinson (17 not out) and Travis Head (10 not out) are at the crease. David Bedingham top-scored for South Africa with 49 off 73 balls. The hosts were 197-8 at one stage before a 52-run ninth-wicket partnership between Keshav Maharaj (34) and Simon Harmer (35 not out) reduced some of the damage. South Africa is the reigning world test champion and b
Bad light stopped play 24.4 overs early with Australia struggling at 187-6 on Day 1 of the first cricket Test against South Africa at the Kingsmead Oval on Friday. Matt Renshaw scored 46 not out to spare Australia's blushes after it had plunged to 124-6. He and Pat Cummins (33 not out) put on an unbeaten 63 for the seventh wicket. Earlier, Australia won the toss and opted to bat in the first game of the three-match World Test Championship series. Wiaan Mulder picked up two wickets and Marco Jansen claimed one to reduce the touring team to 24-2 early on. Travis Head was first to go, caught behind off Mulder for 9. Nic Maddinson, who recently recovered from testicular cancer, was back for Australia for the first time since 2016. He opened the innings with Head and faced 33 deliveries without scoring before being bowled by Jansen. Steve Smith then put on 60 with Marcus Labuschagne for the third wicket. Just before the lunch break, Mulder trapped Labuschagne lbw for 37. The batter
Captain Temba Bavuma was named in South Africa's one-day international cricket squad on Monday for a three-game series at home against Australia this month. Bavuma will lead the Proteas after being rested for an ODI series away against Namibia starting on Wednesday. South Africa plays Australia in 50-over games on Sept. 24, 27 and 30, before a three-test series between them next month. Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was also recalled after last playing an ODI at the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. Batsmen Quinton de Kock and David Miller were included in the 16-man squad, while Aiden Markram will be available for the second and third ODIs, Cricket South Africa said in a statement. Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was out of the series with injury. ___ South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Rya
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt's awe-inspiring knock of 75 after an injury led England past South Africa and into the final of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday. Sciver-Brunt and former skipper Heather Knight rescued England from 23-3 with a 133-run partnership - the highest ever in a World Cup knockout match - to set South Africa a forbidding 170 target in The Oval semifinal. South Africa, which chose to chase, had the life squeezed out of it and saw the writing on the wall as early as the 11th over after the great Marizanne Kapp was just the third out. By then the run rate required was already at 11 per over for the finalist in the previous two T20 World Cups. No. 2-ranked England won by 40 runs and will face No. 1 Australia in the final at sold-out Lord's on Sunday. It's the first time since 2010 that both teams in the final are unbeaten. England put up 169-5 and South Africa was shrunk to 129-8 in front of a women's T20 semifinal record attendance of 21,128. Sciver-Brunt ..
Marizanne Kapp struck a scintillating 45-ball 81 as South Africa overwhelmed India by six wickets in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. Batting first, India posted 158 for seven and South Africa rode on Kapp's brilliant unbeaten knock and Tazmin Brits' 36-ball 40 to complete the chase of 159 in 19.1 overs. Shree Charani (3/24) picked up three wickets for India. Earlier, India were off to a flying start and scored 59 runs in the powerplay due to Shafali Verma (3 off 15 balls) and Smriti Mandhana's (17 off 12 balls) aggressive approach. However, South Africa's bowlers fought back well by applying the brakes on India's scoring in the middle overs while picking up important wickets, including that of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who made her 200th T20I appearance, a feat no other cricketer -- male and female -- has achieved in the history of the game. Harmanpreet made 24 in her landmark game while Deepti Sharma chipped in with an useful 29 in 21 balls. Shabnim I
Left out of this year's centrally-contracted list, South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen on Thursday announced his international retirement without specifying any reasons but said he will remain available for his domestic side Lions. The 37-year-old from Johannesburg, who hasn't turned up in national colours since March last year, payed 18 Tests, 71 ODIs and 57 T20 Internationals after making his debut in 2018 as a 29-year-old. "It is with a proud heart and a profound sense of gratitude that I announce my retirement from international cricket," van der Dussen said in a statement on 'X'. "To wear the Proteas jersey is a feat that demands a level of resilience and dedication that both tests, and rewards you in the most incredible way. To have played for my country has been the greatest honour of my life. "While my time in a Proteas shirt has come to an end, my journey is not over. I will continue to play for my beloved Lions, and I am committed to giving back to this beautiful ga