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 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.
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.
Lungi Ngidi bagged 2-12 on debut as the Proteas sealed a 19-run win in their rain-affected clash against Sri Lanka in Centurion on Friday evening writes TOM SIZELAND.
Coach Russell Domingo is excited to work with the next generation of international cricketers as they prepare for the T20 series against Sri Lanka starting 20 January.
AB de Villiers has declared that he is not retiring from any form of cricket, but says he needs to manage his workload.