India vs South Africa 2nd T20: South Africa take unassailable 2-0 lead following crowd trouble

Morkel (right) was named Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3-12 off four overs

Morkel (right) was named Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3-12 off four overs

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South Africa produced a spectacular all-round performance to crush India by six wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Cuttack. However, the game was marred and postponed twice due to fans throwing bottles onto the pitch.

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South Africa vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 4: Tahir and Morkel fight back after Brathwaite and Samuels both score centuries

Tahir sliced through the West Indies' middle order with relative ease

Tahir sliced through the West Indies’ middle order with relative ease

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South Africa spinner Imran Tahir and pace bowler Morne Morkel fought back after West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite and all-rounder Marlon Samuels both scored centuries on the fourth day of the second Test in Port Elizabeth.

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‘Patience will be the most important thing for this series’, says Marlon Samuels

"The pitches in the Caribbean are a bit on the slow side so it [will depend on] who can occupy the crease the longest and win more sessions"

“The pitches in the Caribbean are a bit on the slow side so it [will depend on] who can occupy the crease the longest and win more sessions”

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West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has announced that “patience will be the most important thing” during the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.

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