The Proteas were already on top of the WTC standings after a 2-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka at home. Having played 11 Tests in the ongoing cycle, South Africa have won seven games and have a win percentage of 66.67.
With 148 runs required to seal their spot in the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) Final, South Africa got off to a sloppy start in Centurion as Pakistan pacers pick early wickets.
The two-match series between both sides will start from Thursday onwards and winning it will seal Proteas' chances in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's next year in June. Shaheen missed out on the Test leg of the series after featuring in both white-ball series as PCB wants to
Proteas sunk to a historic low as fine knocks from Saim Ayub, Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, followed by some disciplined bowling led by spinner Sufiyan Muqeem helped Pakistan hand SA over their first-ever 0-3 series whitewash at home despite a third-successive, fighting fifty by Heinrich K
The result is surely a confidence booster for Pakistan, coming to Proteas after a historic ODI series win in Australia after two decades. This 0-3 defeat is Proteas' first ODI series clean sweep loss at home.
Joining Uthappa on the commentary panel are cricketing icons Kevin Pietersen, Shaun Pollock and Stuart Broad. The team also includes former Proteas stars Chris Morris and Ashwell Prince, as well as renowned cricket commentator Mpumelelo "Pommie" Mbangwa, whose velvety voice and expert analys
England women dominated Day 1 of the ongoing one-off Test against South Africa at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, piling up a mammoth first innings total of 395/9d, according to ICC.
With his maiden T20I ton, Reeza Hendricks lifted South Africa to its first T20I bilateral series win since August 2022, as the Proteas celebrated a 7-wicket win in the second match against Pakistan at the SuperSport Park.
Following the Proteas' win over Sri Lanka in the second Test match, South Africa Test skipper Temba Bavuma said that now the World Test Championship (WTC) table looks good, as reported by ICC.
South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma is looking to celebrate the Proteas recent surge to the top of the World Test Championship standings before shifting their focus to two Tests against Pakistan, beginning on December 26.
South Africa's seasoned spinner Keshav Maharaj established himself as one of the most deadliest bowlers for the Proteas in the fourth innings of a Test match after his match-winning spell in the second match against Sri Lanka.