South Africa have a chance to close in on the world record of longest unbeaten run in the ODIs
The former Test and ODI ace was called upon to improve the team's fielding.
The New Zealand captain's century helped them win the second one-day international and level the six-match series at 1-1.
The Australian opener said he hoped the world team would react better if they lost the Super Test.
Chennai Super Kings fell short by ten runs against Rajasthan Royals in Saturday's IPL match.
South Africa recovered from 21 for four to close day 1 of the fourth Test against England on 260 for 7.
South Africa's main strike bowler misses the fourth Test to attend the birth of his first child
South Africa's hopes of victory in first Test were foiled by some dogged batting and the weather.\n\n
Glenn McGrath continued to lead the bowlers' list in the ICC Test rankings
The win was South Africa's third in the series, and they top the standings with 17 points.
Marlon Samuels was out for 94 as West Indies finished on 281-4 against South Africa in the first Test.
South Africa beat England by three wickets in the seventh and final ODI to wrap up a 4-1 series victory.
Makhaya Ntini inspired a middle-order collapse that left the first Test against England delicately balanced after the third day.
But both the teams have underachieved in the recent past and its hard to pick a winner.
South Africa were 21-2 chasing a huge 493-run target when torrential rain ended play on the fourth day of the second Test.
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya top scored with 74 as Sri Lanka set South Africa a tricky 325-run victory target after the fourth day of the first Test.
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The South Africa fast bowler took 5 for 37 as the Sri Lanka President's XI were bowled out for 251 in the three-day game.\n\n
Bavuma will captain the team to the 2021 and 2022 Twenty20 World Cups, as well as the 50-over World Cup in 2023. Elgar has been handed the reins for the next cycle of the ICC Test Championship that will run up until mid-2023.
South Africa were 237 for three at the close of the second day's play in the third and final test against New Zealand.
New Zealand beat South Africa by five runs in third ODI to go 2-1 up in the six-match series.
South Africa were 140 for three, just 70 runs ahead of Pakistan at close of play on the third day of the second Test.
The 26-year-old Adams bowled 45 overs in all as he took five of the last six wickets to fall.
Boeta Dippenaar's patient 74 helped them to win the final one-dayer and the series 3-2.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith said his team will step on the field for the Boxing Day Test match against India with an aim to set right its poor record in Durban, having lost their last four games at the venue.
Lee and Hogg took five wickets for 10 runs in 5.1 overs to bowl South Africa out for 186 in 47 overs and give Australia a 59-run victory.
Former South Africa skipper and administrator Ali Bacher believes that the side's recently-concluded tour against India has played a part in the team's current struggle.
Taking to Twitter, the South African-born Pietersen wrote, "Goodness me! What's happening to cricket in SA is catastrophic."
Virat Kohli surpassed Australian batting legend Don Bradman after amassing the most 150-plus scores as captain in international cricket, on Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa.
South Africa dug deep to deny Australia a 3-0 series sweep with a battling draw in the rain-disrupted third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, finally finding some fight on the final day of a miserable tour.
Ravichandran Ashwin said Virat Kohli plays with "his heart on his sleeve" and the latter's energy as a team leader is also contagious.
South Africa's pursuit of a series-levelling victory against Pakistan was marred on the third day of the second Test in Dubai when they were penalised five runs for ball tampering on Friday.
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