Brad Hogg: “The reason why I have included Babar Azam in the line-up is because he scored a hundred against Australia in Brisbane when Pakistan toured Australia last year”
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Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg included Pakistan batsman Babar Azam in his current Test XI.
Joe Root struck five boundaries and a six during his knock of 58
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South Africa were set 466 to win on the third day of the fourth Test in Johannesburg after England captain Joe Root scored a fantastic 58.
Dominic Bess ended the day with figures of 5-51 off 31 overs
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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock fought valiantly with an unbeaten 63, but spinner Dominic Bess’ five-for kept England firmly in control on the third day in Port Elizabeth.
Ben Stokes finished with figures of 3-35 off 23.4 overs
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes took three wickets as South Africa fell agonisingly short of saving the second Test on the final day in Cape Town.
Sam Curran ended the day with figures of 4-57 off 19 overs
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South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock fought valiantly with his knock of 95, but Sam Curran gave England a slight advantage on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion with his four-wicket haul.
Dean Elgar (right) scored his 12th Test century, while Quinton de Kock made his fifth Test hundred
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South Africa opener Dean Elgar and wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock fought hard with their knocks of 160 and 111, but Ravichandran Ashwin kept India on top with his five-for.
Quinton de Kock smashed six boundaries and five sixes during his career-best knock of 79 not out
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South Africa stand-in captain Quinton de Kock walloped a career-best 79 to lead his side to a comfortable nine-wicket win over India in Bangalore.
Virat Kohli struck four boundaries and three sixes during his unbeaten knock of 72
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India captain Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 72 to lead his side to a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second Twenty20 International in Mohali.
Faf du Plessis celebrates after scoring his 12th ODI century
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis scored a brilliant century to lead his side to a 10-run win over Australia in Manchester.
Imran Tahir finished with figures of 4-29 off seven overs
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Imran Tahir took a four-wicket haul as South Africa secured their first win in the ongoing World Cup after beating Afghanistan by nine wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
