NEW DELHI: South African pacer Marco Jansen found himself in huge trouble as he grabbed attention for all the wrong reasons with his massive no-ball on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town on Saturday.Jansen’s front-foot no-ball brought back memories of the infamous spot-fixing incident involving former Pakistan pacer Mohammad…
NEW DELHI: The South African team on Sunday claimed their maiden World Test Championship Final spot after securing a thrilling two-wicket win over Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test in Centurion. Tail-enders Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen turned out to be the unlikely heroes with the bat as they hung in against a relentless Mohammad…
Babar Azam (Photo credit: PCB) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Saturday ended an unwanted streak, notching up a half-century in Test cricket after a gap of 733 days. Babar’s fifty came on the third day of the South Africa vs Pakistan Boxing Day Test in Centurion as he scored an 85-ball 50…
Abdullah Shafique (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique has created an unfortunate record in cricket by becoming the first batsman to register ducks in all matches of a three-match ODI series against South Africa. The 25-year-old Pakistani opener’s third duck in Johannesburg established him as the Pakistan opener with the highest number…
Virat Kohli and Saim Ayub (Agency Photos) Pakistan‘s 22-year-old batting sensation Saim Ayub struck his second century of the ODI series in South Africa to lead a historic 3-0 sweep, which also put him in the company of modern-day legends Virat Kohli and Joe Root. After a century in the first match of the series,…
Shaheen Afridi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Star pacer Shaheen Afridi carved his name into cricketing history by becoming the first Pakistan bowler to achieve the milestone of 100 wickets in each format of international cricket.The historic feat came during the opening T20I against South Africa in Durban on Tuesday. Shaheen delivered a standout performance, striking…
NEW DELHI: South Africa took a massive leap in shedding their eternal ‘chokers’ tag as Temba Bavuma and co. pulled off a miraculous heist against Pakistan in an absolute cliffhanger at the World Cup in Chennai on Friday.With a sensational one-wicket win, the Proteas edged closer to the semi-finals of the ongoing cricketing extravaganza, registering…
