Shaheen Shah Afridi produced a spell of high-quality seam bowling as Pakistan claimed its One-Day International series against South Africa with a game to spare following a comprehensive 81-run victory at Newlands on Thursday. Pakistan has an unassailable 2-0 lead ahead of the third and final fixture in Johannesburg on Sunday. South Africa surprisingly sent … Read more
South Africa will look to level the three-match One-Day International series against Pakistan when the two teams meet at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday. Pakistan clinched a nervy three-wicket win in the first ODI to take a 1-0 series lead. THE SQUADS SOUTH AFRICA Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden … Read more
South Africa has called on uncapped all-rounder Corbin Bosch for the crucial two-Test home series against Pakistan that starts in Pretoria on December 26, but will offer injured Wiaan Mulder time to prove his fitness All-rounder Mulder missed the second Test win over Sri Lanka earlier this month with a fractured middle finger, having been … Read more
Pakistan’s exciting opener Saim Ayub gave a vivid display of his prodigious talent with a classy century on Tuesday to lead his team to a closely fought three-wicket win over South Africa in the first of their three One-Day Internationals. The 22-year-old Ayub hit his second ton in his seventh ODI with an elegant 109 … Read more
South Africa and Pakistan will square off in the third and final T20 International at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday. The Proteas have already clinched the three-match series after winning the first two games. Pakistan will hope to bounce back and salvage some pride ahead of the three-match One-Day International series, beginning on … Read more
South Africa beat Pakistan by 11 runs in a thrilling Twenty20 that went to the last over at Kingsmead on Tuesday. Set 184 to win, Pakistan was thwarted on 172-8. Pakistan appeared to be saving wickets for a madcap finish. Opener Mohammad Rizwan’s steady but slow innings put pressure on his partners to swing hard. … Read more
While South Africa’s Test team was on the field against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha, a separate group of players were in Pretoria preparing for a Twenty20 series against Pakistan. The T20 squad, captained by Heinrich Klaasen, flew to Durban on Sunday where the first T20I will be played on Tuesday — the day after South … Read more