JP Duminy scored his fourth Test century and his first in the subcontinent to steer South Africa to a first innings total of 455 for nine wickets declared on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. At close, Sri Lanka openers Kaushal Silva (eight) and Upul Tharanga (20) had survived …
Sri Lanka are planning to give star batsman Mahela Jayawardene a fitting farewell by winning his remaining matches, captain Angelo Mathews said ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting Wednesday. On Monday, Jayawardene announced he will retire from the longest format of the game in August, after the two-Test rubber against South Africa …
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Suriya’s upcoming film Singam 2 is complete except for songs. Director Hari canned few action scenes in South Africa and Malaysia. Singam-2 team has returned recently from their Malaysia schedule. Singam-2 has completed its talkie portion except 2 songs. Hollywood actor Danny Sapani will be seen as antagonist. Singam-2 will have tunes composed by Devi …
South Africa survived a real scare from Yusuf Pathan to finally beat India 3-2 in the five-match One-Day International series at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on Sunday. South Africa posted 250 for nine in 46 overs as rains interrupted play. India had to chase 268 in 46 overs thanks to the Duckworth and Lewis Method …
DURBAN (Reuters) – South Africa are prepared for India’s experienced line-up to fight back strongly in the Boxing Day test after their crushing defeat at Centurion, captain Graeme Smith said on Thursday. South Africa cruised to victory by an innings and 25 runs in the first test of the three-match series after India crumbled to …
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Centurion: The pre-series verbal war has set the stage for an electrifying battle as India gear up to face a hostile South Africa in the first of a three-Test cricket series to not just prove themselves as worthy world number ones but also improve their unarguably poor record. Described as the “final frontier” by coach …
CENTURION: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is confident that past experience of playing in the Indian Premeir League and Champions League in South African conditions will hold the team in good stead during the three-match Test series against the Proteas. “It will be important for us to adapt to the conditions. Yet I believe we …
KOLKATA: Memories of a sparkling tour exactly four years ago still fresh in his mind, India medium pacer S Sreesanth is again travelling to South Africa with the belief that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men have it in them to win a Test series there. Before leaving for South Africa on Tuesday night, the 27-year-old said …
Johannesburg: Indians have traditionally struggled to adapt to hard, bouncy wickets of South Africa and coach Gary Kirsten wants his top batsmen at least 3,000 hits at the nets to be battle-ready before the Test series starting at Centurion on December 16. “There are two vital aspects to winning in South Africa — first, the …
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The new look Team India under Gautam Gambhir might be on a roll at the moment but it would be a different experience at the World Cup and a series in South Africa would be an ideal preparation, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said. The southpaw also reiterated that his first preference will be Kolkata …
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