Vishwa Fernando finished with figures of 4-62 off 17 overs
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Vishwa Fernando carved through South Africa’s batting line-up with a four-wicket haul to give Sri Lanka the upper hand on the opening day of the first Test in Durban.
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.
Vernon Philander dismissed Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb and Usman Khawaja
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Following an unbeaten 95 by South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma, pace bowler Vernon Philander took a three-wicket haul to keep the Proteas in complete control over Australia on the second day in Johannesburg.
Temba Bavuma could make his comeback from a finger injury in the second Test against Australia
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South Africa head coach Ottis Gibson is optimistic that middle-order batsman Temba Bavuma will be fit for the second Test against Australia, which begins in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
Faf du Plessis “will start batting tomorrow and we are hopeful he will come through that and be available to captain the team for the first test against Australia”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will start training on Wednesday in a bid to prove his fitness in the lead-up to the four-Test series against South Africa, which begins on March 1 in Durban.
AB de Villiers is likely to be fully fit when the Test series against Australia begins on March 1 in Durban
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South Africa batsman AB de Villiers and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock are set to be fully fit for the start of the four-Test series against Australia on March 1, but doubts still linger over captain Faf du Plessis and middle-order batsman Temba Bavuma.
Temba Bavuma will need three to four weeks to make a full recovery
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South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma will be sidelined for the third Test against India in Johannesburg after sustaining a broken finger.
Temba Bavuma has not played in the ongoing Test series against India
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South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma has been released from the Proteas’ Test squad and will represent the Cape Cobras in the Momentum One Day Cup.
South Africa seamer Morne Morkel removed Tamim Iqbal and Mominul Haque in the first over after Bangladesh were set 424 to win
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South Africa sliced through Bangladesh’s top order before the rain halted their charge on the fourth day of the first Test in Potchefstroom.
“If AB comes back it’s a huge bonus but I don’t expect him to come back into the Test team”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that AB de Villiers is unlikely to play Test cricket again.
