1st Test, Day 3: Australia take lead past 400 despite South African fightback
South Africa fought back on the third day of the first Test but could not stop Australia from taking their lead beyond 400 at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Mar 03, 2018, 21:44 PM IST1st Test, Day 2: Mitchell Starc five-for puts Australia in total control against South Africa at Durban
The spin of Nathan Lyon and the reverse swing of Mitchell Starc sent South Africa crashing on the second day of the first Test against Australia at Kingsmead on Friday.
Mar 02, 2018, 22:06 PM ISTDurban Day 2, Lunch report: Mitchell Marsh grinds, Mitchell Starc hits out for Australia against South Africa
Mitchell Marsh ground out a half-century for Australia and Mitchell Starc hit powerfully on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Friday.
Mar 02, 2018, 16:07 PM ISTSouth Africa vs Australia: Spinners could hold key to victory, says Dean Elgar
South Africa’s opening batsman Dean Elgar believes spinners could prove decisive in their home series against Australia, which has been hyped as potentially a blood-curdling battle between the two teams’ pace attacks.
Feb 28, 2018, 13:41 PM ISTWATCH: Ben Stokes hits Keshav Maharaj for hat-trick of sixes, reaches hundred with huge one at Kennington Oval
The 26-year-old went to three figures in style with two sixes off successive Keshav Maharaj deliveries in the 102nd over. After reaching his fifth Test hundred, the all-rounder also hit a third successive six.
Jul 28, 2017, 21:45 PM ISTEngland vs South Africa, 1st Test: Joe Root leads from the front with unbeaten 184 on Day 1
Root, dropped twice, and Ben Stokes (56) shared a fifth-wicket partnership of 114 to dig England out of a deep hole after they had stumbled to 82 for four at lunch having won the toss in excellent batting conditions.
Jul 07, 2017, 00:13 AM ISTICC Champions Trophy: South Africa announce 15-man squad; Keshav Maharaj makes cut, Morne Morkel returns
The 26-year-old Maharaj has had an impressive debut season for the Test squad, and comes into the squad to bolster the spin options alongside Imran Tahir.
Apr 19, 2017, 20:26 PM ISTNZ vs SA, 2nd Test: Keshav Maharaj's best ever 6/40 guides Proteas to 8-wicket victory
Five sessions earlier, New Zealand had control of the Test after a first innings 268 and having South Africa 94 for six in reply.
Mar 18, 2017, 12:02 PM ISTNew Zealand vs South Africa: Proteas rope in spinner Dane Piedt for concluding test
Piedt, 27, took 24 wickets at an average of 36.04 in seven Tests before he was dropped from the squad that won a Test series in Australia in November
Mar 14, 2017, 15:25 PM ISTSouth Africa hammer Sri Lanka by 206 runs, take 1-0 lead in three match series
South Africa took the last five wickets for just 206 runs as they opened a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Dec 30, 2016, 15:48 PM ISTAustralia vs South Africa, 1st Test: Visiting Proteas produce remarkable fightback on day 2
At stumps on the second day, the visitors were 104 for two, an overall lead of 102.
Nov 04, 2016, 22:23 PM IST