India vs South Africa: India survive Christiaan Jonker onslaught to win T20I series
India survived a late onslaught by debutant Christiaan Jonker and edged South Africa by seven runs to win the third T20I in Cape Town on Saturday to clinch the series 2-1.
Feb 25, 2018, 01:07 AM IST
Virat Kohli out of T20I decider against South Africa with stiff back
In a setback to India, captain Virat Kohli was ruled out of the third and decisive T20I against South Africa in Cape Town on Saturday with a stiff back.
Feb 24, 2018, 21:24 PM IST
3rd T20I: India edge South Africa by 7 runs to clinch series 2-1
India scored 172/7 and then survived a late charge by Jonker (49 off 24) to restrict the hosts to 165/6.
Feb 24, 2018, 20:58 PM IST
5th T20I: Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues star in India's series win over South Africa
India Women defeated South Africa by 54 runs in the fifth T20 international here on Saturday to clinch the series 3-1, with seasoned Mithali Raj scoring 62 off 50 balls while teenager Jemimah Rodrigues smashed 44 off 34 balls.
Feb 24, 2018, 20:09 PM IST
Sunil Gavaskar, Shaun Pollock to award Virat Kohli ICC Test mace after final T20 in Cape Town
On behalf of the ICC, ICC Cricket Hall of Famers Sunil Gavaskar and Graeme Pollock of South Africa will make the presentation immediately after the awards ceremony for the T20I series.
Feb 24, 2018, 16:45 PM IST
India vs South Africa: Cape Town T20 will require smart batting, reckons Farhaan Behardien
South Africa's Farhaan Behardien reckons that the batsmen will have to be smart with shot-selection since big hits won't be easy to execute at the bigger Newlands stadium in the series-deciding third T20I, here, on Saturday.
Feb 23, 2018, 21:31 PM IST
India vs South Africa: Suresh Raina wants to use T20s for ODI comeback
On a comeback trail in T20 internationals, Indian batsman Suresh Raina says he wants to use the opportunity to regain his place in ODIs ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
Feb 23, 2018, 21:15 PM IST
Heinrich Klaasen credits JP Duminy for taking fear out of him during Centurion T20
Klaasen smashed 69 off 30 balls as the Proteas won by six wickets last night to level the three-match series 1-1. The big-hitting batsman said that Duminy, who put on 97 runs off 49 balls for the third wicket with Klaasen, told him to go big.
Feb 22, 2018, 13:27 PM IST
India skipper Virat Kohli blames constant drizzle for India's loss to South Africa
With the rain falling, the ball got wet and it became extremely difficult for bowlers to grip the ball.
Feb 22, 2018, 13:18 PM IST
Waiting on the bench is tough, it works on your mind: Manish Pandey
Pandey has been at best a irregular selection even though he has made most of his chances count with fine knocks, including a hundred in his first one-dayer on Australian soil.
Feb 22, 2018, 11:34 AM IST
Second, second to none: India skipper Virat Kohli second player to cross 900 points in Tests and ODIs
The 29-year-old consolidated his top position with 558 runs in the 5-1 series win over South Africa, during which he slammed three centuries. Kohli thus moved ahead of Brian Lara in the all-timers’ list, having also overtaken him in the all-timers’ Test list last month. He is now seventh in the ODI list of all-time rankings that is led by Vivian Richards with 935 points.
Feb 20, 2018, 16:11 PM IST
India vs South Africa: MS Dhoni's T20 world record that almost went unnoticed
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan made all the headlines in India's 28-run win over South Africa in the 1st T20I on Sunday but a record that Mahendra Singh Dhoni broke missed most eyes.
Feb 19, 2018, 14:37 PM IST
India vs South Africa: I mixed it up to fox South Africa, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar said South Africa's ploy to unsettle Indian batsmen with short-pitched balls back-fired and the key to India's success in the first T20 international was changing the pace and bowling more slower deliveries at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Feb 19, 2018, 11:17 AM IST
India vs South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar first Indian pacer to take five-fors in all formats
By bagging his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is during the first match of the series against South Africa on Sunday, Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first Indian fast bowler to bag a five-wicket haul in each format of the game.
Feb 19, 2018, 11:06 AM IST
India women slump after middle-order collapse, lose third T20 against South Africa
From 93/2 in 12th over, India lose eight wickets for 40 runs to hand SA their first T20 win of the series.
Feb 18, 2018, 17:24 PM IST
India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: Bhuvneshwar, Dhawan star in India's 28-run win
Dhawan scored 72 off 39 balls to power India to 203/5 and Bhuvneshwar (5/24) followed it up with his maiden five-for in T20Is to script India's big win in the first match of the series at Jo'burg.
Feb 18, 2018, 17:01 PM IST
India vs South Africa: SA look to 'feed off freshness' in T20I series
South Africa's stand-in T20 skipper JP Duminy said the 1-5 ODI series loss was a reality check for the hosts and they would rely on fresh faces and an "aggressive mindset" in the new format to counter rampaging India in the three-match T20I series.
Feb 17, 2018, 19:41 PM IST
Virat Kohli the run machine: How Twitterati celebrated his 35th ODI ton
Virat Kohli scored his 35th ODI ton as India beat South Africa by eight wickets to claim the six-game rubber 5-1 at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday.
Feb 17, 2018, 00:09 AM IST
India vs South Africa, 6th ODI: India ride on record-breaking Virat Kohli to win series 5-1
After India restricted South Africa to 204 all out in the sixth ODI on Friday, courtesy Shardul Thakur's 4/52, Kohli scored an unbeaten 129* in 96 balls as the visitors won by 8 wickets in 32.1 overs.
Feb 16, 2018, 23:32 PM IST
India vs South Africa: India's approach in Tests was disappointing, says Shaun Pollock
Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock on Wednesday criticised India's misplaced priorities and approach to the Test series against the Proteas, saying the team's lack of preparation stood out despite a historic ODI triumph.
Feb 14, 2018, 20:14 PM IST
