South African captain Temba Bavuma said his team’s 109-run win in the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park on Monday was a big step forward for a largely inexperienced group of players. “For a lot of the guys it was a proper taste of what Test cricket is about,” said Bavuma of … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE score of Day 5 of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka being played at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. Day 4 report South Africa requires five wickets, and Sri Lanka needs 143 runs as the second test heads for a potentially exciting conclusion on Monday, with both sides desperate for victory … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 4 of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka being played at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. Day 3 report Seamer Dane Paterson took a career-best 5-71 and Temba Bavuma was unbeaten on 48 as South Africa closed the third day of the second Test against Sri … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka being played at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. Day 2 report Opener Pathum Nissanka led Sri Lanka to 242-3 in reply to South Africa’s bonus 358 on day two Friday of the second test at St George’s Park. … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage from Day 2 of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka being played at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. Day 1 Score South Africa 1st innings 269/7 (Kyle Verreynne 48*, 86.3 ov) PLAYING XIs South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage from Day 1 of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka being played at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha. TOSS South Africa wins the toss and opts to bat first. PLAYING XIs South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), … Read more
South Africa has called up teenage fast bowler Kwena Maphaka to its squad for the second test against Sri Lanka starting in Gqeberha on Thursday after seamer George Coetzee was ruled out with a groin injury. Maphaka, 18, has played three Twenty20 Internationals but has yet to feature in a Test and will vie with … Read more
South Africa wrapped up a 233-run win over Sri Lanka and medium-pacer Marco Jansen finished with 11 wickets in the first Test on Saturday. Sri Lanka was set an improbable target of 516 and started the fourth day in dire straits at 103-5. It was all out for 282, hastened by the dismissal of Dinesh … Read more
South Africa’s Marco Jansen, centre, celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Vishwa Fernando during the fourth day of the first Test match. | Photo Credit: AP Photo/Themba Hadebe South Africa’s Marco Jansen, centre, celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Vishwa Fernando during the fourth day of the first Test match. | Photo Credit: … Read more
South Africa’s players congratulate Marco Jansen, third from right, after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis for 10 runs during the third day of the first Test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: AP South Africa’s players congratulate Marco Jansen, third from right, after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis for 10 … Read more