Score heavy in first innings in Ranchi: Faf tells SA batsmen
Cricket | Oct 17, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTDu Plessis wants his batsmen to learn from the Indian batters and make most of their first innings in the final Test.
Du Plessis wants his batsmen to learn from the Indian batters and make most of their first innings in the final Test.
Aiden Markram now joins Keshav Maharaj on the sidelines, who was also ruled out of the last Test in Ranchi due to an injury.
After managing a 1-1 draw in the T20 series, South Africa suffered big defeats in the first two Tests of the three-match rubber against a dominant outfit led by Virat Kohli.
Rhodes posted a picture on social media platform Instagram where he is seen wearing the South Africa jersey with his name written on the back during a photo shoot.
The 23-year-old South African fast bowler has seen poverty closely but it has never been able to impede his rapid strides in international cricketer as he hopes to build on his four Tests and 22 ODIs.
India's top-order fired in unison to bury South Africa under a mountain of runs in both the Tests, where they amassed 500 and 600 in the first innings in Visakhapatnam and Pune.
Mandhana, who did not feature in the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa, has been replaced by New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite at the top of the rankings.
Shane Watson on Monday said it was up to the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take a call on his retirement though "he is still playing incredibly well".
Team India's phenomenal rise in the longest format of the game saw Virat Kohli and his men achieve their 11th consecutive Test series win at home.
Umesh savoured a six-wicket match-haul in India's big win in the second Test but he knows that it's not a great position to be the fourth choice pacer in the side when Jasprit Bumrah is available.
Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha produced a brilliant performance on the field, justifying the team management's faith on him.
South Africa were thrashed by 203 runs in the first Test and lost by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test here, already losing the series.
Since Kohli took over the Test captaincy in 2014, India have lost only two series. One was in their 2017/18 tour of South Africa, while the other came in England in 2018.
Visiting captain Faf du Plessis felt the way the hosts batted in the first innings made the difference between the two sides. He also praised his India counterpart Virat Kohli for his fantastic unbeaten 254 in the first innings.
Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag also took to Twitter to congratulate Team India for the dominating win over visitors.
Keshav Maharaj has been ruled out of the third and final Test match against India owing to a shoulder injury that he incurred during the second Test in Pune
Umesh Yadav picked up 6 wickets in the second Test against South Africa at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Run Machine Kohli was chosen as the Man of the Match for his career-best unbeaten knock of 254 which put India on top.
With the win -- by an innings and 137 runs in Pune on Sunday -- Virat Kohli and his men have managed to snatch the Freedom Trophy back from South Africa
Opener Dean Elgar (48) was the top-scorer for the visitors while pacer Umesh Yadav (3/22) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (3/52) took three wickets apiece for India.
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