South Africa sealed a comprehensive 190-run victory over New Zealand on Wednesday for their sixth win in seven matches.
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IMAGES from the first ODI between South Africa and India played at The Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Sunday.
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma lauded the team for their all-round performance and said that the team is looking for versatility with spin.
Inspired by a magnificent, unbeaten century from rookie wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, South Africa pulled within six wickets of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against New Zealand after dominating day four in Christchurch on Monday.
South Africa's batting innings was also boosted by a superb 56 from 27 balls from Aiden Markram as he struck five sixes on the small County Ground, while new find Tristan Stubbs blasted a breezy 24 off 11.
The South Africa series in that context is the last big international T20 series that India play followed by one against Afghanistan in mid-January.
India and South Africa shared honours in the five-match T20I series after the last game here on Sunday was called off due to rain
India, missing their top players, aim to punch above their weight and seal a memorable series victory against South Africa in the third and final ODI in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Bavuma has replaced Dean Elgar as skipper in the longest format, though the latter remains part of a much-changed squad.
The bowling stocks looks good, but the major concern will be around the batting line-up, which struggled on the recent tour of England.
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
England have been largely rusty and inconsistent despite having a dangerous squad on paper.
Ahead of the second Test, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said they would like to stick to the same batting line-up.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 33 World Cup 2023 games.
For the golden generation of Indian cricketers, this is their last chance to conquest what no other team could on eight previous tours.
South Africa are on a four-match winning streak as they face Rohit Sharma's unbeaten side in a top-of-the-table clash at the Eden Gardens
Rishabh Pant hailed the fighting spirit of the side after the hosts came back from two games down to take the five-match series against South Africa
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.
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 the 3rd ODI between India and South Africa at the Boland Park Stadium in Paarl on Thursday.
Aiden Markram handed South Africa a strong start, but fell just four short of his ton as West Indies fought back on the opening day of the second Test.
South Africa's bowlers chipped away at the wickets to stay on course for a huge victory against New Zealand.
Pakistan's Director of Cricket Mickey Arthur says the main reason for the team's struggles in the ongoing World Cup is the inability to put together the "perfect game".
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 45 World Cup 2023 games.
A place in the ICC ODI World Cup final once again eluded the South Africans as they went down to Australia by three wickets.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2nd Test played between England and South Africa played in Old Trafford on Friday.
Yadav is the best-placed Indian with 805 points in the batting list headed by Pakistan's Babar Azam.
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.
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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.
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The board said no replacement will be brought in for Rabada as there is an extended squad in place in the Bio-Secure Environment (BSE), but George Linde has been retained from the Test team as an extra spin-bowling option for the series.
The Netherlands caused the World Cup's second major upset in three days, as it shocked an in-form South Africa by 38 runs.
Images from the second semifinal between Australia and South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of World Cup 2023 after the first 12 games.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 23 World Cup 2023 games.
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