South Africa

11:32 AM GMT Gulam Bodi, the former South Africa and Lions batsman, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of corruption in a landmark case in South Africa. Bodi, who has two ODI and one T20 international cap, is the first person to be imprisoned under the Prevention

5:23 AM GMT South Africa have suffered heavy defeats in the Visakhapatnam and Pune Tests and have come to Ranchi with the three-match series already lost. As much as dead rubbers are no longer a thing in the World Test Championship, with 40 points up for grabs for the winner of the third Test, it

9:09 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Aiden Markram has been ruled out of the third Test against India after fracturing his right wrist as he lashed out at solid object in frustration following his second-innings dismissal in the Pune Test. Markram was given out lbw for a duck by the on-field umpire, and after a consultation

7:23 AM ET South Africa’s attack has seldom felt as much strain as they do on their current tour of India, despite the focus of their failures falling squarely on the batting. The top-order’s inability to bed in, the extra burden placed on the middle order and the lower-order rescue acts – that have only

11:33 PM ET South Africa could empty their bench in the third Test against India in Ranchi in a final attempt to find some answers from a series that has so far asked them questions at every corner. That means opener Zubayr Hamza and fast bowler Lungi Ngidi could play their second and fifth Tests

Oct 13, 2019 India 601 for 5 dec. (Kohli 254*, Agarwal 109, Jadeja 91, Rabada 3-93) beat South Africa 275 (Maharaj 72, du Plessis 64, Ashwin 4-69, Umesh 3-37) and 189 (Elgar 48, Bavuma 38, Umesh 3-22, Jadeja 3-52, Ashwin 2-45) by an innings and 137 runs The hallmark of Virat Kohli’s captaincy on the

1:42 PM ET Keshav Maharaj, South Africa’s premier left-arm spinner, has been ruled out of the third Test against India, which starts on Saturday in Ranchi. Maharaj sustained a shoulder injury during the second Test in Pune and will require two-to-three weeks’ recovery time. Cobras left-arm spinner George Linde has been called up to the

5:58 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli‘s career-best 254 not out in India’s second Test win over South Africa in Pune has vaulted him back above the 900-point mark in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen, and has put him within touching distance of top-ranked Steven Smith. Kohli’s tally stands at 936 points, while Smith

6:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Thabang Moroe has called on fans to show patience with the South Africa team as they trail 2-0 in the Test series in India, which comes after a loss in the T20I series. India v South Africa is available in the US on Hotstar

6:39 AM ET The Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) has launched an urgent application against Cricket South Africa (CSA) which seeks to overturn CSA’s decision of taking the body under administration. Last month, CSA used its “step-in” rights as the governing body of cricket in South Africa to suspend the WPCA board, citing administrative and

Play 00:51 Thirty-four for 3, 20 for 3, and 53 for 5. This hasn’t been a uniformly terrible tour for South Africa’s batsmen. Dean Elgar and Quinton de Kock have both scored hundreds, and Faf du Plessis has made a couple of fifties. The lower order has stuck around to the extent that South Africa,

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India women 248 for 5 (Raj 66, Raut 65, Khaka 3-69) beat South Africa women 247 for 6 (Wolvaardt 69, Pandey 2-38) by five wickets In a reprise of her match-winning knock in the 2017 Women’s World Cup Qualifier final, against South Africa, that secured India the title off the

1:00 PM ET South Africa’s struggles in India has put the spotlight on the country’s first-class season that is currently underway. With a home summer to follow against England, the national team could be on the hunt for solid top-order batsmen, new crop of fast bowlers or maybe even just a reassurance that the level

3:00 AM ET Day 1, stumps India 273 for 3 (Agarwal 108, Kohli 63*, Rahane 18*, Rabada 3-48) v South Africa Mayank Agarwal came back to the site of his first-class resurgence to score a second successive Test hundred that sent India into a position of strength once again. Cheteshwar Pujara supported him with his

6:50 AM ET Left to him, Virat Kohli would give teams extra points for away wins in the World Test Championship. On the eve of India’s second Test against South Africa in Pune, Kohli said that the arrival of the championship had encouraged teams to play positive cricket, and given them the incentive to go

3:00 AM ET Big Picture It’s not easy to beat India in India. But what the Visakhapatnam Test showed was, it’s not easy to avoid defeat against India in India either. South Africa made a substantial 431 in their first innings, after losing the toss. Their first innings stretched to the fourth day. And they

Oct 7, 2019 Playing conditions in the age of the Test championship are less likely to be stacked in favour of the home team, according to South African Faf du Plessis. India v South Africa is available in the US on Hotstar and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ and tune in to the Tests. Currently preparing

11:57 AM ET Hashim Amla is set to sign for Surrey as a Kolpak registration. Amla, the 36-year-old South African batsman who announced his retirement from international cricket in August, is understood by ESPNcricinfo to have agreed a two-year contract with the club. Surrey hope the deal is completed before the end of the week

8:10 AM ET For a team that has lost a Test by a margin of more than 200 runs, South Africa seem unusually pleased with their performance against India in Vizag. Compare it to the way they played four years ago here, or even 15 months ago in Sri Lanka, and you will understand why.

9:51 AM ET Whatever happens on the final day of the Vizag Test, there is one thing South Africa will not be complaining about. The pitch. India v South Africa is available in the US on Hotstar and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ and tune in to the three Tests. After the raging turners of 2015,

Oct 2, 2019 Dean Elgar does not usually need a reason to be determined but he went into this series with a few very good ones. At 32 years old, with a Test career in its seventh year, the South Africa opener is now a senior member and wanted to set the tone for all

2:36 AM ET CSA has sold the broadcast rights for the second edition of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) to the SABC, South Africa’s insolvent free-to-air broadcaster. This is a change from last season when the SABC were gifted the rights without having to pay anything, after CSA failed to strike a deal with their

10:45 AM ET If Keshav Maharaj thought touring India would offer him ideal conditions to show off his skills, the first two days of the Test series would have made him think again. South Africa’s first-choice spinner had to bowl 34 overs before he saw any success and has described the Visakhapatnam surface as one

6:52 AM ET Cape Town’s Newlands Stadium will host South Africa’s 2020 New Year’s Test against England. The stadium had run the risk of losing the iconic fixture due to potential disruptions stemming from an ongoing construction project, and concerns over the administrative and financial affairs of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA). Late last

Play 01:30 Muthusamy says mum ‘over the moon’ with his Test debut Senuran Muthusamy‘s mother may be “over the moon” with her son’s Test debut, but it is his grandmother who can take credit for his success. After all, she used to give a young Muthusamy throwdowns in the back garden, something he described to

3:00 AM ET Stumps India 202 for 0 (Rohit 115*, Agarwal 84*) v South Africa Six years after he scored a century on debut, Rohit Sharma resurrected his underwhelming Test career with a smooth and authoritative century in his first innings as an opener. In the company of Mayank Agarwal, he put together India’s 13th

10:19 AM ET South Africa are readying themselves for a new era in Test cricket. Not only is the three-match series against India their first long-format outing of the World Test Championship or their first under the new coaching structure, it is also the first since the retirements of Hashim Amla and Dale Steyn, the

3:00 AM ET Big picture Remember the first Test between these sides four years ago? South Africa had won the T20I series, Kagiso Rabada had outdone MS Dhoni in an ODI, South Africa had mauled 438 in another, and India took the ultimate gamble going into the Tests. Coach Ravi Shastri admitted later said those

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Stumps Board President’s XI 265 for 8 (Bharat 71, Panchal 60, Lad 52*, Agarwal 39, Maharaj 3-35, Philander 2-27) drew with South Africans 279 for 6 dec (Markram 100, Bavuma 87*, Philander 48, Jadeja 3-66) Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander provided early warning signs for the Indian Test batsmen after

5:33 AM ET Liam Brickhill Newlands might lose hosting rights for the 2020 New Year’s Test between South Africa and England. Cricket South Africa has raised concerns about the Western Province Cricket Association’s administrative and financial affairs, and the potential disruption caused by a massive construction project currently underway at the ground, with CSA chief