When Bavuma walked into the post-match news conference and carefully placed the glittering mace – the prize awarded to the WTC winners – down on the table in front of him, the significance of the moment was not lost. It is more than three decades since South Africa’s cricketers were readmitted to the international fold...
South Africa have appeared at all 18 50-over and T20 World Cups since being reinstated to international cricket in 1991 after the country’s apartheid years, but they have only reached a final once. That was in last year’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean where they lost to India by seven runs South Africa needed...
South Africa beat Australia by five wickets in the World Test Championship final to end their long wait for a major global title. Read full article at source...
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj reacts to his country winning their first major global title in 27 years in a teary interview with Graeme Smith. MATCH REPORT: South Africa crowned Test champions for first major title in 27 years Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Watch the emotional moment Kyle Verreynne hits a boundary to secure ICC World Test Championship victory against Australia, South Africa’s first global title since winning the 1998 Champions Trophy. MATCH REPORT: South Africa crowned Test champions for first major title in 27 years Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord’s yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting. They shuffled through the gates on the fourth day decidedly more sombre, with the sobering reality there was still 69 runs to get. Ashwell Prince, South Africa’s batting coach, acknowledged getting...
A “terrific” piece of bowling from Australia’s Mitchell Starc brings Tristan Stubbs’ uncertain innings to an end as the South African exits with eight runs from 43 balls in the ICC World Test Championship Final. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC World Test Championship – South Africa v Australia Available to UK users only. Read full article at...
South Africa’s Temba Bavuma, who was struggling with a hamstring injury, is caught by Alex Carey off the bowling of Pat Cummins to give Australia the perfect start to Day four of the ICC World Test Championship final. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC World Test Championship – South Africa v Australia Available to UK users only. Read...
Flood warnings have been issued across the south-west of England after heavy rain and some stormy conditions were forecast in the region. The Environment Agency (EA) issued four warnings urging people to “act now” in Devon, along with one warning for part of Exmoor in Somerset. EA officials said flood waters might be deep fast-flowing...
A victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be “massive for the country” as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport’s serial bottlers, says batting coach Ashwell Prince. They head into day four of the match at Lord’s with 69 runs needed to beat Australia and with eight wickets...
Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma propel South Africa to within touching distance of the ICC World Test Championship with impressive performances in Day 3 of the final against Australia. MATCH REPORT: Markram helps South Africa close in on World Test Championship win Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
The scale of the challenge facing South Africa when they began their innings was not quite the summit of Everest, but it certainly felt a fair way above base camp. At the start of their innings, WinViz gave South Africa a 38% chance of pulling off the joint second-highest successful chase for a Test match...
South Africa lose the early wicket of Ryan Rickelton as he is caught at slip off Mitchell Starc in their pursuit of 282 to win the ICC World Test Championship final. FOLLOW: ICC World Test Championship – South Africa v Australia Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
South Africa finally break Australia’s resistance, as Josh Hazlewood is caught by Keshav Maharaj to bowled out their opponents for 207 in the men’s ICC World Test Championship final. FOLLOW LIVE: ICC World Test Championship – South Africa v Australia Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
South Africa’s players have “massive belief” they can pull off a sensational victory in the World Test Championship final, says batter David Bedingham. Australia initially put themselves in a strong position on day two, dismissing the Proteas for 138 in response to their own first-innings total of 212. But South Africa roared back into the...