South Africa

India win first Test against South Africa by 203 runs

3:29 pm October 6, 2019

Visakhapatnam: India dismissed South Africa for 191 runs in their second innings on the fifth and final day to win the opening Test by 203 runs here on Sunday. Defending a 395-run target, India rode on bowling exploits of Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami to complete the win and help the team take a 1-0 […]

India 35/1 at lunch in 2nd innings, lead South Africa by 106 runs

1:44 pm October 5, 2019

Visakhapatnam: Indian settled for a 71-run first innings lead after the last two South African wickets added 55 crucial runs to end their innings at 431 all out on fourth day morning of the first Test here on Saturday. South Africa, resuming the day at 385 for eight, batted for 13.2 overs in the morning […]

Agarwal hits maiden ton as India reach 324/1 at lunch

2:52 pm October 3, 2019

Visakhapatnam: Mayank Agarwal struck his maiden Test century as India reached 324 for one in their first innings at lunch on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa here on Thursday. Agarwal was batting on 138 along side Cheteshwar Pujara (6 not out). Overnight centurion Rohit Sharma made 176 before becoming India’s […]

Opening the batting just suits my game, says Rohit

7:51 pm October 2, 2019

Visakhapatnam: Emphasising that opening the batting suits him, Rohit Sharma said he was mentally prepared to make the switch as he scored an unbeaten 115 in his first Test innings as opener on Wednesday. With his assuring knock, India seized the initiative on day one of the series opener against South Africa. Asked about his […]

Meghan visits memorial to murdered South African woman

11:09 pm September 28, 2019

JOHANNESBURG: Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a memorial to a young South African woman whose rape and murder inspired thousands of people to protest the country’s high rate of sexual violence. In a quiet stop during a royal tour, Meghan tied a ribbon to the memorial at the post office where 19-year-old university […]