South Africa's batsmen were strangled by India's wrist spinners, slumping to 134-5 with Kuldeep Yadav the pick of the bunch.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni brought into play his years of experience to effect a turnaround in Friday's IPL against Royal Challenger Bangalore, in Sharjah.
South Africa wants to infuse fresh blood going into next year's World T20 in Australia.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the second week of IPL 2021.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2021's 50 Most Valuable Players.
Two wickets from successive balls in Ben Stokes's third over removed Quinton de Kock (5) and Faf du Plessis (0) and ended faint South Africa hopes of mounting a rearguard action in pursuit of their nominal target of 492.
How did India and Virat Kohli fare in T20Is? Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
Hasan took career-best figures of 10-114 in the match as South Africa lost their last seven wickets for the addition of only 33 runs.
Jofra Archer showed why England could not leave him out of their final ICC Men's Cricket World Cup squad as he bowled them to opening win against South Africa.
Overwhelmed by emotion after getting his maiden India call-up, batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad said he would be banking on his ability to adapt quickly when he tries to make an impression during the upcoming limited overs tour of Sri Lanka.
'No one is going to relax at any stage, we are going to go for a result in the third Test'
Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher, Daryl Cullinan, and Faf Du Plessis are the other Proteas batsmen who have more than 4000 runs in Test cricket.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2nd Test played at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Photos from the ICC World Cup match played between South Africa and Ireland on Tuesday.
KKR have so far failed to come together as a unit and slipped to sixth in the table after starting the tournament on a high against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
'My lines to the players was that we have got good runs on the board but let's be humble'
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis tells Harish Kotian/Rediff.com why they had to take the big call of dropping the experienced Steyn against minnows Afghanistan.
South Africa's Imran Tahir became the first spinner to bowl the first over in a World Cup match on Thursday.
This is the second time Quinton de Kock has won the Cricketer of the Year in CSA's virtual awards
With the national selection committee and the team management deciding to promote Rohit as an opener, keeping his spunky strokeplay in mind, the next five Tests could be a make or break for the 32-year-old stylish right-hander.
AB de Villiers made this offer in May, barely 24 hours before the final squad for this ongoing showpiece in the UK was to be announced by Cricket South Africa.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the third week of IPL 2021.
Images from Wednesday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Chennai.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's Paisa Vasool Players.
De Kock will captain the team in the absence of Faf du Plessis, who will be in India for the Test series.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who came in at No. 7 in Tuesday's IPL match against Rajasthan Royals, blamed the 14-day quarantine for lack of batting time.
Dale Steyn has fully recovered from a shoulder injury and recently featured for the Melbourne Stars in Australia's domestic Big Bash league.
A four-wicket haul by Bengal pacer Ishan Porel helped India notch up a massive 189-run win over South Africa in a warm-up match ahead of the U-19 World Cup
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
South Africa remained on course for victory at the close at Kingsmead on Friday.
Gujarat Lions defeated Rising Pune Supergiants by seven wickets to register their second win in the Indian Premier League.
Former Pakistani Test bowler Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for their `mild rap on the wrist` to South African batsman Faf du Plessis over the ball tampering controversy, saying that the ICC 'doesn't have any guts' to show justice.
'It doesn't get any easier though against India but it's their first game and our third, so maybe that could give us the edge we need'
The Proteas are yet to reach the summit clash of the World Cup, having been knocked out at the semifinal stage four times.
Kallis had earlier said that not entering the tournament as favourites could work in South Africa's favour.
Led by Quinton de Kock, South Africa's 44 cricketers, who are part of a men's high performance squad, have returned to training amid the COVID-19 pandemic after getting approval from the country's sports ministry. South Africa has reported more than 1,38,000 COVID-19 cases with over 2,400 deaths.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the fourth Test between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg on Monday
Quite a few teams and captains have already been fined for slow over rate this season.
India captain Virat Kohli held on to his second position while stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane broke into the top 10 after gaining five places in the latest ICC men's Test batting ranking released on Thursday.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2021's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 39.
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