After years of near misses and failing to step up when the pressure was at its zenith, Aiden Markram’s gritty fourth-innings led South Africa to its first ICC trophy in 27 years when it beat Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Saturday. After falling for a duck in … Read more
South Africa’s Aiden Markram registered the highest score by a batter in a tournament final against Australia, during the World Test Championships final in Lord’s on Saturday. Markram broke the record previously held by Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 134 against the Aussies in 1998 in the summit clash of the Sharjah Cup. The … Read more
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 4 of the World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s. SA vs AUS WTC FINAL 2025 – LIVE SCORECARD WTC FINAL 2025 – DAY 3 REPORT Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink of a … Read more
Hobbling captain Temba Bavuma and hundred-hitter Aiden Markram pushed South Africa to the brink of a sensational victory over Australia in a gripping World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s on Friday. Bavuma, elevating the drama with a strained left hamstring, and opener Markram capitalised on ideal batting conditions. They partnered for an unbroken 143 … Read more
Aiden Markram played arguably the most important knock of his Test career so far as he brought up his eighth century in the format during the third day of the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s. He reached the three-figure mark in 156 balls with a four off Josh Hazlewood’s bowling in the … Read more
Eight South African players currently participating in the IPL are expected to leave India by May 25 to prepare for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Their No Objection Certificates (NOCs), as per the initial terms, are valid only until that date. The players in question are Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans), Lungi Ngidi (Royal Challengers … Read more
Cricket – Indian Premier League – IPL – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India – April 11, 2025 Chennai Super Kings’s MS Dhoni in action REUTERS/Stringer | Photo Credit: STRINGER Cricket – Indian Premier League – IPL – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – M.A. Chidambaram … Read more
The third edition of SA20, South Africa’s premier T20 tournament, runs from December 9 2024 to February 8 2025. Featuring top white-ball players like David Miller, Faf du Plessis, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, and Liam Livingstone, the tournament includes six IPL-linked teams: Durban’s Super Giants, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, … Read more
Sri Lanka made early inroads with three wickets before lunch as it pegged back South Africa to 82-3 on the opening day of the second test on Thursday. Lahiru Kumara took his 100th test wicket as he bowled opener Aiden Markram for 20 and followed that up with the dismissal of home favourite Tristan Stubbs, … Read more
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal. South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, … Read more