AB de Villiers believes Imran Tahir is playing the best cricket of his career, as the skipper marked his return with a clinical eight-wicket ODI win against Sri Lanka.
Hashim Amla led the way as the Proteas beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets with 16 overs to spare in the first ODI, writes MARK SALTER.
TOM SIZELAND discusses five talking points ahead of the five-match ODI series between the Proteas and Sri Lanka.
TOM SIZELAND discusses Farhaan Behardien’s captaincy and the relevance of T20s in the aftermath of the Proteas’ series defeat to Sri Lanka.
A disastrous fielding performance from the Proteas and 68 from Niroshan Dickwella allowed Sri Lanka to win by five wickets and clinch the T20 series at Newlands on Wednesday night.
Proteas skipper Farhaan Behardien has hinted at a No3 spot for the returning AB de Villiers, while a promotion up the order for David Miller is expected too.
AB de Villiers has returned to captain the Proteas in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, while fast-bowling find Lungi Ngidi will be in line to make his debut.
Proteas opener Stephen Cook has joined Durham as an overseas player for the first half of the 2017 season.
Despite a career-best 4-19 performance from Lungi Ngidi, the Proteas couldn’t prevent a three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Muhammed Mayet hit a 92-ball ton to set up a 39-run win for the SA U19s in their Youth Triangular Series fixture against Sri Lanka at Boland Park on Saturday.