Keshav Maharaj has pressed claims for a Test debut in next week’s opener against Australia, after taking three wickets in the drawn tour match against South Australia XI in Adelaide.
The Proteas piled on the runs on day one of their second tour match against South Australia XI in Adelaide thanks to centuries from Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis.
New Zealand have won the seven-match ODI series 5-2 after beating the Proteas Women by 126 runs at Boland Park in Paarl.
Mignon du Preez dug in to see the Proteas Women’s side through to their second ODI win against the New Zealanders.
Highveld Lions player Wiaan Mulder’s sensational start to his franchise career reached new heights on Friday with a maiden century.
The pink-ball preparations step up a notch on Saturday when the Proteas take on a Cricket Australia XI in a two-day tour match at the Adelaide Oval.
The Proteas women’s side have gone 4-1 down in the seven-match series to the White Ferns, after losing by 95 runs at Boland Park on Wednesday.
The New Zealand women’s side have gone 3-1 up in the seven-match ODI series, after needing just 28.2 overs to see off the Proteas’ 194 in Paarl on Monday.
The Proteas are considering returning to the old days and fielding an all-pace attack in perhaps two of the three Tests in Australia.
India look to end to their TV-umpire boycott ahead of their five-match Test series against England starting in November.