South Africa right-arm seamer Dane Paterson on Monday dedicated his Man of the Match award to his teammates Ryan Rickelton, Temba Bavuma, and Keshav Maharaj following their exceptional performance in the second and final Test match of the series.
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 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
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.
During the first innings, Mulder was struck on the lower hand while batting, and subsequent X-rays confirmed the fracture. Mulder remained unbeaten on 9 in his side's 191. Skipper Temba Bavuma made the majority of these runs, making 70 in 117 balls, with nine fours and a six.
Skipper and right-hand batter Temba Bavuma returned to the squad as South Africa announced their playing XI for the opening Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma expressed his feelings following his return to the squad after missing the game for a notable period due to injury.
According to ICC, a major inclusion in the side saw Temba Bavuma return as skipper, having recovered from a left elbow injury, which ruled him out of the recent series in Bangladesh.
"Proteas Men's fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, as well as the all-format tour against Pakistan, due to a groin injury," CSA stated in a statement.