RR could not have asked for a better start to the season, registering four consecutive wins from as many games.
Pakistan had been reduced to 76 for five in their second innings as South Africa's spinners made inroads through the top order having been bowled out for 201 in another shambolic display with the bat.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup FINAL played between India and South Africa in Barbados on Saturday
The bowling stocks looks good, but the major concern will be around the batting line-up, which struggled on the recent tour of England.
There will be plenty of scrutiny of the Newlands pitch with the match completed in 642 balls, the shortest ever test in which there has been a winner, beating Australia's 656-ball victory over South Africa in 1932.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals played in Mullanpur on Saturday
In need of a victory to firm-up their position in the IPL play-offs race, Chennai Super Kings have the heavy task of nullifying a deeply hurt and frustrated Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on Sunday.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Afghanistan vs South Africa, in Ahmedabad, on Friday.
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram applauded his bowlers for sealing a thrilling seven-run victory over England in a T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 2 match in St Lucia on Friday, saying they did not wilt under pressure.
South Africa have named a largely unchanged One-Day International squad for the three-match home series with Bangladesh on March 18-23, with only all-rounder Sisanda Magala missing out after he failed a fitness test.
The Proteas squad members assembled at the Feroz Shah Kotla for their optional practice session after clearing their RT PCR tests
Rossouw was supported by opener Quinton de Kock (68 off 43) while David Miller came in with four balls left in the innings to smash three sixes, guiding the tourists to a competitive total of 227.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Durban on Saturday.
David Miller is the most valuable player in the India-South Africa T20I series because he scored a lot of runs at a blazing pace.
Temba Bavuma has recovered from injury and will take charge
Smarting from opening game losses, a good batting display will be high on the agenda for South Africa and defending champions West Indies when the two teams lock horns in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Tuesday.
South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs to cruise to their second victory at the World Cup, as Quinton de Kock struck back-to-back tons and Aiden Markram made a half-century before the bowlers ripped through the five-times champions on Thursday.
Yadav is the best-placed Indian with 805 points in the batting list headed by Pakistan's Babar Azam.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test played between England and South Africa played in Old Trafford on Friday.
South Africa have an aching relationship with World Cup semi-finals, dating back to 1992. AB de Villiers had a close encounter with heartbreak in 2015. Now, he is hopeful that the current team will finally absolve his country of all the past pain.
South Africa were sent in to bat and posted a formidable 207 for 3 in their 20 overs, before restricting the home side to 149 all out in 16.4 overs of a reply in which the home side struggled from the start.
'As a South African team, we know we're going to have that chip on our back, or that narrative that we have to get over'
'BOOM What play, captain saab!'
Bavuma has replaced Dean Elgar as skipper in the longest format, though the latter remains part of a much-changed squad.
The Capitals have been inconsistent so far, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
India will need another near perfect game to take the five-match series into the decider.
Kerala's Sanju Samson, 27, was part of the ODI series against Zimbabwe which India won 3-0. He has represented India in seven ODIs and 16 T20Is so far.
A resurgent Mumbai Indians will need to address their bowling woes as they look to exact revenge on table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in their reverse fixture of the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Monday.
South Africa's shock exit at last year's Twenty20 World Cup following a loss to the Netherlands with much the same group of players still weighs heavy on captain Temba Bavuma.
He joins injured fast bowler Kagiso Rabada on the sidelines.
Will Rohit Sharma get one final opportunity to salvage his Test career?
Ahead of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, here's a full list of the final squads of all ten teams.
Suryakumar Yadav slammed a century while Kuldeep Yadav claimed five wickets as India crushed South Africa by 106 runs to level the three-match T20I series 1-1.
The club also announced the termination of contracts for its other two overseas players, South African spinner Keshav Maharaj and West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran.
Ahead of the second Test, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said they would like to stick to the same batting line-up.
The Bengaluru outfit will hope for a reversal at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, a venue that carries similar traits as RCB's home -- Chinnaswamy Stadium -- in terms of a smooth pitch and a blistering outfield adding value to the batters' shots.
Usman Khawaja scored 75 runs to lead an Australia fightback on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park, but succumbed just before close of play after seeing the tourists cancel out a first innings deficit.
Seven promising young South African spin bowlers will attend a two-week course on spin bowling in Mohali, Punjab, next week. The players will leave on June 3 for the sessions, to be conducted by Devendar Arora, Narendra Hirwani and Umesh Patwal.
