South Africa's run to the WTC final has been driven by their dominant performances, especially at home. In those matches, their potent pace attack, featuring Kagiso Rabada (37 wickets in 8 matches at an average of 19.8) and Marco Jansen (29 wickets in 7 matches), has proved to be a game changer.
The Netherlands survived a major scare to beat China 3-1 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation to retain their women's title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, giving the Dutch the hockey double after Thursday's men's triumph.
India have used 12 out of their 15 players in the first three games and it would be interesting to see if one among the two uncapped pacers Yash Dayal or Vysakh Vijaykumar gets a debut cap in case the pitch warrants an extra specialist speedster.
Ryan Rickelton scored a maiden Test century as the hosts finished on 269-7 against Sri Lanka on the opening day
Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged the Player of the Tournament for his impeccable impact
South Africa were five wickets from victory as Sri Lanka finished the third day of the first Test on 103-5 in their second innings after being set a 516-run target on Friday.
Thirteen-year-old India U-19 cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar is the youngest among the lot at Rs 30 lakh base price.
Ottneil Baartman registered his best bowling figures of 4 for 11 as South Africa produced a fine bowling effort to restrict Netherlands to 103 for nine
Images from the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 2 match between the West Indies and South Africa, in Antigua.
Images from the T20 World Cup semi-final between Afghanistan and South Africa, at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy ground in Trinidad, on Thursday.
'I don't know what the maths looks like but we're playing good cricket and we want it to continue.'
The stage is set for a thrilling T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa. Here's a breakdown of five key matchups that could swing the momentum of the match:
Sanju Samson will look to continue his domination of the bowlers but India need more stability in the top order
Captaon Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel, the only member from the Test side, will be hoping for a strong outing so that India can apply some balm over the wounds from their recent home series defeat against New Zealand.
India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, in Jeddah on Monday.
India secured their second Twenty20 World Cup title with a dramatic seven-run win over South Africa in the final in Barbados.
It was a game which would be more remembered for the dropped catches more than the ones that were held.
Aiden Markram and Co took in the sights and sounds of New York.
South Africa shredded through the Indian batting line-up to claim victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test.
Who do you think was the best batters of the KKR-SRH game?
Suryakumar Yadav smashed an unbeaten century as Mumbai Indians eased past Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets.
South Africa will have no room for error as their world-class batters will be keen to flex their muscles against a spirited USA in their opening Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup.
The Proteas are not expected to tinker with their four-pronged pace attack comprising Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Ottneil Baartmen that has served them well in the tournament so far with Keshav Maharaj taking on the spin duties.
Images from Day 3 in the first Test between South Africa and India, at SuperSports Park, Centurion, on Thursday.
A 'gutted' David Miller said the T20 World Cup final loss to India was a tough blow for South Africa.
Michael Vaughan put the blame on alleged 'India-centric' scheduling for Afghanistan's disappointing show
The complete list of players sold in the IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah.
A clinical South Africa skittled Afghanistan for 56 on their way to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.
Let's take a look at the standout performers in the bowling department:
Virat Kohli continued his love affair with T20 World Cup finals, reaching his second fifty in as many appearances.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 8s Group 2 match between South Africa and England at Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Friday.
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
South Africa captain Aiden Markram acknowledged that the Proteas erred a bit in attempting to finish off the chase
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between South Africa and Nepal in Kingstown, St. Vincent, on Saturday.
Images from the World Cup match between South Africa and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
VIn a dramatic turn of events on Day 3, India faced a resounding defeat against South Africa in the first Test as their batting lineup crumbled, managing only 131 runs in the second innings after the hosts posted a formidable 408 in their initial essay.
'We didn't bat well in both innings, that's why we stand here.'
'The heat was extreme, sapped all our energy'
A look at the best bowling performances in the KKR vs SRH match:
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram claimed that batting on a 'slow and fresh' pitch in New York has been tough.
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