South Africa resumed day 2 of the practice match against Pakistan A on 332/6. F Du Plessis along with R Peterson came out to bat and added 17 runs before Imran Khan got Peterson caught behind. 4 overs later, Cheema struck with Du Plessis edging one again to the keeper. South Africa decided to declare the innings having played 98.4 overs with a score of 354/8.
The last time South Africa lost a Test Series was vs Australia In 2008/9. Since then, they've won 7 & drawn 5 Series.
The new playing conditions for Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) came into effect with the series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, which started in Chittagong today (Wednesday 9 October).
Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has announced his retirement from Test cricket. A Sri Lanka Cricket media release on Wednesday stated that Dilshan would hold a press conference on Thursday to make a formal announcement.
Captains, sometimes miss read the pitch by making the wrong call at the toss and later realise it was a major mistake. The toss in Test matches is considered to be a cruicial factor depending on the conditions,pitch type and opposition strenth. How many matches can you remember when the skipper made the wrong decision at the toss of the coin?
After Salman Butt was caught and suspended for being involved in corruption and Afridi retiring from Test Cricket, Misbah-Ul-Haq was made captain for the series against South Africa.