South Africa announces team for upcoming test series against Sri Lanka, Temba Bavuma will take command
The Test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will start with the first match from 27th November. South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 14-member squad for the upcoming two-match home Test series against Sri Lanka. So there is a very good news for Proteas cricket fans in this team. Let us tell you that Temba Bavuma, who was out of the Bangladesh tour due to an elbow injury, has not only returned to the team, but he will also be seen captaining the team. Apart from Bavuma, fast bowlers Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have also returned to the Test team after about 11 months. Also, let us tell you that this series is very important for South Africa to make it to the final of its first World Test Championship (WTC). If South Africa wins the upcoming two home Test series against Pakistan, including these two matches, then it will easily make it to the WTC final to be held at Lord’s next year. On the other hand, at the time of the team announcement, head coach Shukri Conrad was quoted by Cricket South Africa as saying – We have chosen the strongest side to ensure that we remain competitive and keep our hopes of making it to the World Test Championship final alive. Keep. After his recovery, it is great to have Temba leading the team again. His leadership and skills are invaluable to the team. I would also like to thank Aiden Markram for stepping up and captaining the team so successfully during the Bangladesh series. South African team for test series against Sri Lanka Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Zorzi, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne. Full schedule of South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series 1st Test 27 November-1 December: Kingsmeader, Durban Second Test 5 December-9 December: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
VIDEO: Bishnoi and Tilak Verma won ‘Best Fielder’ medal, Captain Surya’s fun is not ending…
Ravi Bishnoi got the award for the fourth T20 match and Tilak Verma got the Impact Fielder of the Series award. Ravi Bishnoi, Suryakumar Yadav & Tilak Varma (Photo Source: India won the last match of the T20 series against South Africa by 135 runs and captured the series 3-1. Batting first, India put 283 runs on the board in the match due to the century innings of Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson. Chasing the target, the South African team was all out for 148 runs in 18.2 overs. After the end of the series, Ravi Bishnoi got the award for the fourth T20 match and Tilak Verma got the Impact Fielder of the Series award, the video of which is making headlines among the fans. Tilak Verma received the Best Fielder of the Series award In the fourth T20 match, Ravi Bishnoi took an excellent catch of South African captain Aiden Markram off the ball of Arshdeep Singh, for which he was given the Best Fielder Medal. There were three contenders for the Impact Fielder of the Series, which included captain Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. Surya revealed in a special way who won this medal. The captain had a letter, which contained the name of the medal winner. Surya opened the letter, went to Sanju Samson, shook hands with him and told that Tilak Verma has won the medal. After this scene the players and support staff started laughing loudly. Coach VVS Laxman presented the medal to Tilak, after which Tilak won hearts with his one-liner speech. Reiterating Rinku Singh’s statement, he said ‘God’s Plan’. Watch the video of Indian dressing room here- Team India will play test series against Australia from 22nd November The next assignment of the Indian team is now the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, starting from November 22. The first match of the series will be played in Perth, for which the team is sweating profusely. The team had to face 0-3 defeat in the last Test series against New Zealand. The team would like to show deadly form against Australia and would also like to secure a place in the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25.
‘The partnership between me and Bishnoi worked’, Varun Chakraborty on series win against South Africa
Indian team won the four-match series 3-1 Varun Chakravarthy (Photo Source: The South African T20I series has been great for Indian spinner Varun Chakraborty. He has been the highest wicket-taker in the four-match T20 series. And in the post match presentation after the match, he expressed his opinion about the challenges and his contribution during the series. He admitted that the pitch in the last two matches was not ideal for spinners. However, Chakraborty also said that India’s move to go with three spinners in the series was wonderful and it has worked. Apart from this, he also talked about his partnership with leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Varun Chakraborty said that the last two matches have been challenging due to small boundaries. Even if a few sixes are hit, one wrong shot can cost us a wicket. We went into the series with three spinners and it worked for us. He said that Bishnoi and I formed a partnership and it worked. The best approach was to stay away from the arc and I bowled some short balls, which really worked for me as well. Samson-Tilak’s record breaking innings Talking about the fourth T20 match, the Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first and thanks to the record breaking innings of Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma, it made a huge score of 283 runs. Samson scored unbeaten 109 runs in 56 balls, while Tilak Verma scored unbeaten 120 runs in just 47 balls. In response, South Africa had a very bad start and the team was all out after scoring 148 runs in 18.2 overs. In this way, the Indian team won this match by 135 runs. With this, the visiting team won the four-match series 3-1.
Sanju Samson created history in Johannesburg, became the first batsman in the world to achieve this feat.
Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes in 56 balls in the fourth T20 match. Sanju Samson (Photo Source: Getty Images) The last match of the T20 series between South Africa and India is being played in an exciting manner in Johannesburg. Batting first, India put 283 runs on the board, this is the team’s second highest total in T20. Sanju Samson who was seen playing the role of opener in this series. He made a great start to the series by scoring a century in the very first match, but then created a shameful record by getting out on a duck in the next two matches. Sanju Samson has made a big record in his name by scoring a century against South Africa in the fourth T20 match. Let us tell you, not only legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, no batsman in the world has been able to come close to this record. Sanju Samson became the first batsman to score 3 centuries in a calendar year By scoring a century in the fourth T20 against South Africa, Sanju Samson has become the first batsman in the world to score three centuries in a single calendar year in T20 International. Let us tell you, this is also Sanju’s third century in the last five T20 innings. Sanju had scored his first century this year in the last series against Bangladesh. He played an inning of 111 runs in 47 balls in the last match of the series against Bangladesh. Then he created history by scoring a century in the first and last match of the T20 series against South Africa. SANJU SAMSON – FIRST PLAYER IN HISTORY TO SCORE 3 T20I CENTURIES IN A CALENDAR YEAR. pic.twitter.com/3H9LWlMF1Z — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 15, 2024 Record partnership between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma In the fourth T20 match against South Africa, there was a partnership of 210* runs for the second wicket between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. This is the highest partnership by India for any wicket in T20 International. And it is the third highest partnership for any wicket by a full members team in T20 International. Sanju played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes in 56 balls. At the same time, Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 10 sixes.
SA vs IND: Samson-Tilak hit centuries, India made a series of records in Johannesburg by making a total of 283/1
Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson played unbeaten century innings in the fourth T20 match. SA vs IND, Sanju Samson & Tilak Verma (Photo Source: Getty Images) SA vs IND, 4th T20I: South Africa and India The last match of the four-match T20 series between is being played in Johannesburg on 15 November. Indian team won the toss and batted first and scored 283 runs on the board at the loss of one wicket. This is India’s second highest total in T20 International. SA vs IND: The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave a great start In the fourth T20 match, the pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave a great start to India. There was a partnership of 73 runs between the two batsmen for the first wicket. Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion after playing a stormy innings of 36 runs in 18 balls with the help of 2 fours and 4 sixes. He was out in the sixth over against Adele Simlane. Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma played century innings There was a record partnership of 210* runs for the second wicket between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma. Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 109 runs in 56 balls with the help of 6 fours and 9 sixes. He completed his century in 51 balls. Sanju has become the first batsman in the world to score three T20 International centuries in a calendar year. Tilak Verma played an unbeaten inning of 120 runs in 47 balls with the help of 9 fours and 10 sixes. He has become the second Indian batsman to score centuries in two consecutive innings in T20 International. SA vs IND, 4th T20I: These records were made in Johannesburg- 1. Tilak Verma (41 balls) has become the third batsman for India to score the fastest century in T20. Rohit Sharma (35 balls) is at first place and Sanju Samson (40 balls) is at second place. 2. India registered its second highest total (283/1) in T20 International cricket in Johannesburg. The team had recorded its highest total this year by scoring 297 runs against Bangladesh. 3. Sanju Samson (3 centuries) has become the batsman who has scored most centuries in T20 as a wicketkeeper. 4. Sanju Samson is the first player to score 3 centuries in a calendar year in T20 International cricket. 5. Highest team total in T20 International 344/4 – Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024 314/3 – Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games 297/6 – India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024 286/5 – Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024 283/1 – India vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2024 278/3 – Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019 6. Tilak Verma (10 sixes) has equaled the record of Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson for hitting most sixes in an innings of T20 International. 7. Team India (23 sixes) has become the fourth team to hit the most sixes in an innings of T20 International. 8. The partnership of 210* runs between Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma is the third highest partnership for any…
SA vs IND: Tilak Verma scored the first century of his international career, India scored 219 runs in 20 overs.
Tilak Verma scored the first century of his international career in just 51 balls. Tilak Verma (Photo Source: Getty Images) SA vs IND, 3rd T20I: The third match of the T20 series between South Africa and India is being played on 13 November at SuperSport Park, Centurion. After losing the toss and batting first, Team India scored 219 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Tilak Verma batted stormily and scored his Maiden T20 International century, he played an unbeaten inning of 107 runs. Sanju Samson out on a duck In the third T20 match, India got its first blow in the very first over. Marco Jensen clean bowled Sanju Samson. Samson returned to the pavilion for a duck for the second consecutive time after playing two balls, he had earlier been out for a duck in the second T20 also. Century partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma After losing the wicket on the score of zero in the very first over, there was a big responsibility on Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma. Both the batsmen attacked the South African bowlers and made a brilliant partnership of 107 runs for the second wicket. Abhishek Sharma played an explosive inning of 50 runs with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes in 25 balls at a strike rate of 200. He was stumped by wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen on the ball of Keshav Maharaj in the 9th over. At the same time, captain Suryakumar Yadav (1) and Hardik Pandya (18) were out cheaply. Tilak Verma scored the first century of his international career Tilak Verma was in form right from the first ball in the third T20 match against South Africa. Tilak completed his century in 51 balls by hitting a four against Lutho Sipamla on the fifth ball of the 19th over, this is the first century of his T20 International career. He played an unbeaten inning of 107 runs in 56 balls with the help of 8 fours and 7 sixes. Whereas, debutant Ramandeep Singh played an inning of 15 runs in 6 balls. For South Africa, Andile Simelane and Keshav Maharaj took maximum 2-2 wickets. At the same time, one wicket was included in the name of Marco Jensen. See here the reactions of fans on India’s brilliant batting- Tilak Varma make a century 💯Maiden century for Him….What a player…Clear hitting 👍🫡✅If he make 120 I’ll give 1000 everyone who like this twit ❤️✅#SAvsIND #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/20xmKHX3xQ — Viral_Babu🥶🤡👻 (@chhikuu143) November 13, 2024 It’s just a matter of getting a chance in the Indian team.People like Tilak Verma are ready to show their talent..🇮🇳❤️🔥#SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/5e9n2xz720 — Kapil Verma (@kapilverma73) November 13, 2024 south African bowlers facing out of syllabus Tilak Verma #SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/jhqBo6BJ32 — SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) November 13, 2024 Tilak Varma returning to pavilion after scoring 107 (8 fours 7 sixes)#SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/notbST5s18 — Desi Bhayo (@desi_bhayo88) November 13, 2024 Tilak Varma following the footsteps of his ‘Selfless’ Idol Rohit Sharma ❤️#SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/X1CgxaVuDT — Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) November 13, 2024 Well measured, well…
SA vs IND: “Focus on one game at a time…”, Aiden Markram’s statement before the third T20
The third T20 match will be played on November 13 at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Aiden Markaram (Photo Source: South Africa defeated India by 3 wickets in the second match of the T20 series. After this match, the series between the two teams is tied at 1-1. Batting first after losing the toss in the second T20 held in Gkebarha, Team India was able to score only 124 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Indian batsmen were seen struggling for a boundary. Hardik Pandya played the highest innings of 39* runs in 45 balls. At the same time, except Keshav Maharaj, every bowler of South Africa took one wicket each. South Africa had a bad start while chasing the target against India, losing 6 wickets at the score of 66. Varun Chakraborty took five wickets for 17 runs in his spell. South Africa then chased the target of 125 runs in 19 overs with the help of unbeaten innings of Tristan Stubbs (47*) and Gerald Coetzee (19*). After the win in the second T20, South African captain Aiden Markram stressed the need for intense batting and praised players like Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee. We will definitely continue our brand of cricket- Aiden Markram Speaking after the match, Aiden Markram said, I think we bowled really well, made some really good plans and our bowlers did really well. From a batting perspective, you want to chase the target at the mid-way stage, but it didn’t work out today. Sometimes when you lose wickets continuously, it doesn’t feel good. We have to accept it, we will definitely continue our brand of cricket. They (Stubbs and Coetzee) are coming in after the break, it’s good to see their enthusiasm. Obviously, the role that (Andile) Simelane and (Nkabayomzi) Peter played with the ball was really big. For the younger players, he inspired the older players. We need to focus on one game at a time. We have leveled the series by winning this game and we are happy. The third match of the four-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played on November 13 at SuperSport Park, Centurion.
Cricket South Africa announced the team for the white ball series against England, see which players got the place?
Also, the Test team will be announced in the middle of this tour. South Africa Women Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the South Africa women’s squad for the upcoming White Cricket series against England. The home series matches will be played between 24 November and 11 December in different cities of South Africa such as East London, Benin, Tshwane, Kimberley, Durban and Potchefstroom. Apart from this, a test match between the two teams will be played between 15 and 18 December at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. With this match, the South African women’s team will be seen playing red ball cricket after a long time. The team last played a red ball game in 2002. Although CSA has announced the South Africa Women’s team for the limited overs series, the Test team will be announced midway through the series after seeing the performance of the players during this series. CSA has decided to rest experienced players Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka and wicketkeeper batsman Mieke de Ridder in the T20 series against England. Also, three players from South Africa, which recently won the Women’s T20 World Cup, have been selected in this team. Apart from this, Seshnie Naidu has been included in the team for the first time after the year 2021. South Africa women’s team for home ODI series against England Laura Bulfart (captain), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Britts, Nadine de Klerk, Anne Derksen, Mieke de Ridder, Lara Goodall, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Chloe Tryon. South Africa women’s team for home T20 series against England Laura Bulfart (captain), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Britts, Nadine de Klerk, Annery Derksen, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Sune Luus, Elise Marie Marks, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Chloe Tryon, Faye Tunnicliffe.