Rising Pune Supergiants batsman Faf de Plessis said his side was 10 runs of setting up a challenging target in their Indian Premier League match against Gujarat Lions in Rajkot.
Rajat Patidar and Axar Patel struck half-centuries in a match dominated by the bowlers.
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 percent of his match fee after he was found guilty of ball tampering in the second Test against Pakistan.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer admitted that it is "tough to stay calm" in nail-biting matches like as their one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Kolkata on Sunday, but was a relieved man after the team garner two crucial points.
South African batsmen AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis are the only candidates to replace retiring captain Graeme Smith as the Test skipper of their team, according to a report.
South African cricketer Faf du Plessis has now reportedly turned the tables on the visitors by claiming that something was amiss about the ball reversing so early on the third day of the decisive third Test at Newlands.
On a day when CSK dropped four catches, M S Dhoni made no mistake to pick up Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell's catches to turn the match in Chennai's favour.
South Africa have named uncapped batsman Theunis de Bruyn in their injury-hit squad for the three-match home Test series against Sri Lanka that starts on December 26.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's thrashing by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match in Bengaluru on Friday prompted former Australia cricketer Tom Moody to blame Virat Kohli's fellow-batters for the humbling defeat.
Kohli's 113* or Buttler's 100*? Which inning did you prefer?
With SRH qualifying with just a point, the CSK vs RCB game has become a knockout match.
The Rajasthan Royal bowlers fended off the RCB batters in the Eliminator in Ahmedabad.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.
'Our plan was simple... use his (Mayank) space against him'
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers and Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday
IMAGES from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played in Dharamsala on Thursday
DK has taken his batting to a new level and displayed some astonishing power-hitting to strike at a rate of 205-plus.
Faf du Plessis stroked his way to a 52-ball 73 but Chennai Super Kings had to wait till the very last ball before eking out a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a thrilling Indian Premier League match in Chennai.
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday
AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis struck sublime centuries as South Africa chased down a massive score to beat Australia by seven wickets in the second One-Day International of the triangular series on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the IPL 2023 match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday
Faf du Plessis fell two runs short of a fourth test century as South Africa eased past Zimbabwe's first innings total by reaching 278 for five at lunch on the third day of the one-off match at Harare Sports Club on Monday.
Cricket South Africa's Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe confirmed Klaasen was still part of their white ball plans.
Recently, South Africa were penalised five runs for ball tampering against Pakistan in the second Test in Dubai, AB de Villiers insisted the Proteas were not cheats.
IMAGES from the IPL 2024 Eliminator played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday.
Will Jacks reached his half-century in 14.2 overs and brought up his 100 in 16 overs!
RCB and LSG will be looking horns in a high-octane clash in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
South Africa batter David Miller picked his preferred spot in the Proteas T20 World Cup setup as well as what they need to do as a team in order to enjoy a successful tournament.
IMAGES from the IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur on Sunday
Three matches might be too small a sample size to form an opinion but going by the lack of variety that's been on show in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling attack, they might just be staring at a long, tiring IPL season this year.
After hammering his sixth IPL century, Virat Kohli said he's doesn't care what anyone is saying on the outside as he's doing his bit on the field.
While RCB's broken third wicket stand turned the tide in Mumbai's favour, the hosts's third-wicket partnership took the game away from the visitors.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 62.
Once again Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis shone the brightest for the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they clinched a 7-run win over Rajasthan Royals.
Sometimes the MVPI table throws up intriguing situations: Four out of the top five in the table are left-handed batters. Do left-handers truly enjoy an advantage in the IPL? Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after the league stage.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Director of Cricket Mo Bobat admitted that some high-profile players in their ranks have failed to deliver and hinted at possible changes in the team in Monday's IPL match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru.
A look at the best bowling performances from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings match in Bengaluru.
Following the release of Harshal Patel from the RCB squad for the upcoming season of the IPL, the 33-year-old pacer said he has nothing but gratitude for the franchise.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable performances of IPL 2024
Virat Kohli will be in focus as Royal Challengers Bangalore look to strengthen their claim for an IPL play-offs berth in their must-win match against laggards Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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