Proteas will be aiming to make it two wins in two matches when they take on world champions Australia in a high-octane clash at Rawalpindi. Both teams are coming to the match after wins over Afghanistan and England. Klaasen missed the Afghanistan clash due to a left elbow soft tissue injury.
With the excitement of hosting a World Cup, Malaysia aims to inspire the next generation and further expand cricket's reach across the country, as per International Cricket Council (ICC).
The ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 Trophy Tour with concluded its spectacular New Zealand leg, leaving cricket enthusiasts eagerly anticipating the tournament's ninth edition, set to take place in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from February 19 to March 9.
The Proteas closed out their bilateral cycle with a 10-wicket win over Pakistan in Cape Town, completing a clean sweep against Shan Masood's side following their earlier two-wicket win in Centurion.
Pakistan will host Bangladesh, England and West Indies for the Test series in the 2024-2025 season. The season will kick off in August and will go till January 2025
India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday opened up on Ishan Kishan's comeback and said that the 25-year-old needs to play some cricket to get included in the squad.
Australia will look to build on their tour of India where they managed to win both the ODI and T20I series. The Test side will be named following the first ODI in early February.
Australia's thumping series win over Pakistan in Sydney and India's sensational bowling spell against South Africa enforced a major shift in the ICC Men's Test rankings.
16 teams will be competing in the tournament divided into four pools. India is placed in Pool C along with Germany, Belgium, and Canada. The defending Champions the Netherlands are placed alongside South Africa, Australia, and Chile in Pool A, while Argentina, Korea, Spain, and Zimbabwe form
South Africa pacer Gerald Coetzee reached the milestone of most wickets for the Proteas in a single edition of the ODI World Cup after their defeat in the second semi-final match against Australia at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
In a match where bowlers dominated the match, Travis's quickfire knock of 62 runs proved to be a difference as Australia denied South Africa their first-ever spot in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup, beating them by three wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.