With 10 Tests remaining in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, several teams remain in contention for a place in the top two, although no team is guaranteed a spot just yet, as per ESPNcricinfo.
South Africa replaced Australia at the top of the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table following their victory against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test match of the series at the St. George Park on Monday.
On day four during the second innings, Maharaj was the last bowler to strike for Proteas, before Kusal Mendis and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva battled it around with a solid Proteas bowling line-up for 18.5 overs, ending the day four at 205/5, leaving them with just 143 more runs to chase. No
Right-arm seamer Dane Paterson's exceptional bowling performance on the third day of the second Test provided an upper hand over Sri Lanka at the St. George Park on Saturday.
Former Proteas cricketer JP Duminy has stepped down from his role as South Africa's white-ball batting coach with immediate effect due to personal reasons.
Suryavanshi, 13 -- who recently made headlines becoming the youngest ever IPL pick -- today, set the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on fire by blazing through Sri Lanka's bowling unit with his sheer class. Fours and sixes pelted down in Sharjah as India made short work of a modest 174-run target.
Ryan Rickelton, coming into the South African side as a replacement, smashed a brilliant 101 against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of the series. South Africa ended the first day at 269/7 in Gqeberha on Thursday.
Batting coach Thilina Kandamby said that the Sri Lanka players are not mentally down after conceding a massive 233-run defeat against South Africa in the first match Test of the series.
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal from December 3 to December 10, US state department said in an official release on Tuesday.