South Africa require five wickets and Sri Lanka need 143 runs as the second Test heads for a potentially exciting conclusion
Heinrich Klaasen will captain South Africa in three Twenty20 matches against Pakistan next week.
Afghanistan earned a first-ever One Day International victory over a depleted South Africa when they romped to a comfortable six-wicket triumph in the first game of the three-match series in Sharjah on Wednesday.
A look at South Africa's tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in World Cups.
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slipped one place to fifth in the batters' list, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma climbed to fourth among bowlers in the latest ICC Women's T20I Rankings.
Seniors Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah are set to make a comeback to Pakistan's ODI team for the tour of South Africa.
Aiden Markram hopes South Africa's ICC World Test Championship Final win over Australia has silenced any doubters and consigned their 'chokers' tag to history.
Kagiso Rabada took six second-innings wickets as South Africa won the first Test against Bangladesh by seven wickets on Thursday.
Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah, who played a key role in India's T20 World Cup triumph, have been shortlisted for the ICC men's Player of the Month award for March 2026.
South Africa's Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a back injury
Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed Gerald Coetzee as a replacement for the injured David Payne for the remainder of the IPL season.
South Africa join Australia, India and New Zealand in the semi-finals but who their opponents will be, and where they will play next, will be answered on Sunday when the latter two clash in Dubai.
South African wicketkeeper batter Connor Esterhuizen has been signed by Gujarat Titans as a replacement for Englishman Tom Banton, who has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League owing to a finger injury.
Australian leggie, Alana King's 5 for 19 against the West Indies in St Kitts, propelled her back to the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings.
Markram hoped that this would be the first of more finals to come, in particular when South Africa host the 50-over Cricket World Cup in 2027.
The ICC continued discussions on the Champions Trophy schedule with the participating nations amid speculation that the entire tournament could be moved out of Pakistan following India's refusal to travel to the country, a source said on Tuesday.
Two individuals have been arrested in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, for alleged anti-national activities, including terror recruitment and inciting communal disharmony.
Colombian singer Shakira has released 'Dai Dai', the official song for the 2026 World Cup, featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy.
Pakistan were always struggling to keep up the required run rate despite captain Mohamed Rizwan batting through to the last over before being dismissed for 74.
Kumble said it was surprising to see Vijaykumar not being retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and backed the Karnataka bowler to do well.
Ryan Rickelton posted the joint seventh-highest score by a South African in Tests with 259 as his side ran up a huge 615 before reducing Pakistan to 64/4 at the close on Day 2.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan suggests that South Africa's victory over the West Indies in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup inadvertently paved the way for India's successful campaign.
The depth of fast bowlers at South Africa's disposal was no better evidenced than on Thursday as Corbin Bosch and Dale Paterson took nine of the 10 wickets to dismiss Pakistan for 211 on the opening day of the first Test at Centurion.
India has never won a Test series in South Africa and the two Test series, which begins on Boxing Day, December 26, at the SuperSport Park cricket stadium in Centurion, is the last frontier to be overcome for Rohit and his contemporaries Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Shami.
Shaheen Afridi also missed the last two Tests against England in October.
Lockie Ferguson's exceptional bowling and Tom Latham's half-century powered New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in Auckland, giving the Kiwis a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan lead the ICC T20I player rankings, while Connor Esterhuizen makes a significant jump after a strong series against New Zealand.
South Africa defeated New Zealand by 19 runs in the fourth T20I to level the five-match series 2-2. Connor Esterhuizen's half-century earned him Player of the Match.
Since Head Coach Gautam Gambhir will travel to Australia with the Rohit Sharma-led Test team on November 10, he will not be available to coach the T20I team for the series that will go on till November 15.
South African batter Rassie van der Dussen, 37, has announced his retirement from international cricket after being left out of the centrally-contracted list. He will continue to play domestic cricket for the Lions.
India went down by an innings and 32 runs -- their worst Test defeat on South African soil.
Group A winners India will take on World champions Australia in the first semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Diksha Dagar began strongly at the MCB Ladies Classic in Mauritius, carding a 4-under 68, highlighted by a hole-in-one. Agathe Laisne leads the field with an 8-under 64.
Quinton de Kock lashes out at ICC as England is heading back home ahead of them after T20 WC exit
New Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten is focused on preparing the team for the 2027 ODI World Cup, aiming to improve their performance across all formats and identify a balanced squad.
Amid West Asia crisis, England, South Africa and West Indies to depart over the weekend.
South Africa have a chance of reaching the 2025 World Test Championship final but would likely have to win both Tests against Sri Lanka, and the two-match home series with Pakistan that includes Boxing Day and New Year fixtures.
Lucknow Super Giants have signed South African all-rounder George Linde as a replacement for Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to injury.
South Africa continued their rampaging form in World Cup 2023 as they thrashed Bangladesh by 149 runs to jump to second place.
Finn Allen's record-breaking century powered New Zealand to a dominant victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup semi-final, securing their place in the final.
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