Rassie van der Dussen conceded that South Africa needs to improve chasing runs after Afghanistan's bowlers made things difficult for them in the middle overs in their World Cup match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Rohit Sharma was four not out, with Shubman Gill yet to score, after the injury-decimated tourists bowled Australia out for 294 in their second innings.
Australia opener David Warner will play no further part in the second Test against India after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the head while batting on Day 1, the team said on Saturday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
'...It's just nice to show I can score runs. I am happy to be out there and show the real me. I don't know why I threw my bat in the air, but that is me.'
'It's about running between the wickets. It's about rotating the strike. It's about never putting yourself under pressure.'
Fascinating glimpses from Day 5 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia.
Steve Smith continued his sizzling form with an unbeaten century as Australia laid a strong foundation on the first day of the second Test .
MCC "unreservedly apologised" to the Australian team after its few members allegedly abused several visiting players in the Lord's Long Room following Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal.
Pakistan spinners Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah took nine wickets in the second innings as the hosts beat Australia by 221 runs in the first Test on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia in Durham, on Monday.
Coming after a 43 in the World Test Championship final and a 36 in the first Test, Warner feels he is on an upwards trajectory in his batting form.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar dismissed conspiracy theories around the pitch for the World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand, asking the "morons" to shut up and stop taking potshots at the hosts.
Jos Buttler anchored the run chase to help the home side clinch the three-match series in Southampton on Sunday.
Jasprit Bumrah took 6/61 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1.
After becoming the first batter to score a century in the WTC Final, Travis Head said he enjoyed batting with Steve Smith.
A week after he lost his father, Umesh Yadav brought India back into the reckoning in the third Test in Indore after he picked three Australian wickets in the morning session.
'It turned out to be a special day. I have never thought about taking five wickets. I just wanted the team to win which is more important.'
India lifted the Asia Cup after routing defending champions Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final with Mohammed Siraj claiming a career-best 6/21.
Cites 'being in rhythm' as factor for success
Shreyas Iyer says it was his unflinching belief in his abilities that helped him to bounce back from a 'lonely phase'.
Jonny Bairstow slammed four sixes as he helped England post 592 all out in their first innings on Day 3, their highest Ashes innings total on home soil since 1985, giving the hosts a first innings lead of 275.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Sunday
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia in Durham, on Monday.
'I was a little bit more chilled when I got out there. Didn't have many high hopes, I think. But yeah, I've been pretty cooked over the last couple of days. Coincided with the sleepless night last night with the family over...'
Rohit Sharma on Sunday admitted that the biggest challenge in front of his side would be to play in different conditions over the course of the World Cup.
Photos of the World Cup Pool A game between Australia and New Zealand being played in Eden Park
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
Images from ICC Men's ODI World Cup match played between India and Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, October 8.
Ben Stokes played another magnificent innings, but the England skipper wasn't able to finish the job as Australian won the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
Steve Smith smashed an unbeaten half-century to power Australia to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second T20 International in Canberra on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup warm-up match played between India and Australia in Dubai on Wednesday.
'He could be a huge loss. However we've got Todd Murphy waiting in the wings. He's been bowling beautifully in the nets.'
'The coach and management know better than me. I can't say anything on this.'
Marnus Labuschagne rode his luck to a home-ground century as Australia exploited India's injury woes and punished their poor fielding to reach 274 for five at the close of a steamy opening day of the series-deciding fourth and final Test, in Brisbane, on Friday.
Only two batters have managed to achieve this unique record before him.
Images from the 2nd One Day International between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, September 24.
Dravid was particularly happy with how Shreyas Iyer has been showing consistency at the back-end of the tournament.
Arshdeep Singh felt that it was simply divine intervention and unhinged faith from his skipper Suryakumar Yadav which enabled him to defend 10 runs in the final over of a thrilling fifth T20 International, wherein India pipped Australia by just six runs.
R Ashwin led India's fightback with a six wicket haul as Australia posted 480 in their first innings of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad.
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