Shoaib Akhtar: “He recovered from the injury, however, he didn’t practice much for the Test match”
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Legendary Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that a lack of preparation was to blame for Mohammad Abbas’ disappointing performance in the second Test against South Africa.
Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten 24 as South Africa triumphed by nine wickets
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South Africa made quick work of their chase of 41 to not only demolish Pakistan by nine wickets, but also take a 2-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Dale Steyn finished with figures of 4-85 off 19 overs
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South Africa were set a target of 41 to win on the third day in Cape Town after Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada sliced through Pakistan’s batting line-up with four wickets apiece.
Faf du Plessis celebrates after scoring his ninth Test hundred
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis led by example as he scored a superb 103 to keep his side in control against Pakistan on the second day in Cape Town.
Duanne Olivier finished with figures of 4-48 off 15 overs
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Duanne Olivier took four wickets and Aiden Markram scored 78 as South Africa dominated Pakistan on the opening day of the second Test in Cape Town.
Ramiz Raja wants to see Fakhar Zaman and Asad Shafiq dropped for the second Test
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Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that opener Fakhar Zaman and batsman Asad Shafiq should both be dropped for the second Test against South Africa.
New Zealand celebrate after beating Sri Lanka by 423 runs and winning the two-Test series 1-0
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New Zealand annihilated Sri Lanka on the final day of the second Test in Christchurch as they claimed an impressive 423-run win.
Neil Wagner removed Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal and Roshen Silva
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Neil Wagner took a three-wicket haul to leave New Zealand just four wickets away from victory against Sri Lanka going into the final day in Christchurch.
Tom Latham celebrates after scoring his eighth Test century
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Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls scored 176 and a career-best 162 not out respectively as New Zealand punished Sri Lanka on the third day in Christchurch.
Trent Boult finished with career-best figures of 6-30 off 15 overs
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Trent Boult took six wickets in 15 balls to leave Sri Lanka in shambles before Tom Latham and Jeet Raval extended New Zealand’s lead to 305 with knocks of 74 each.
