Spinners Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath took two wickets each to place the hosts within five wickets of a 2-0 series sweep.

The comment came after South Africa faced a crushing 278 runs defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match Test series at Galle.

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Du Plessis' 67 off 42 balls enabled CSK to chase down a tricky target of 140 in 19.1 overs after being down at 92 for 7.

In the last two games against RCB  and Daredevils, Dhoni, with his power hitting, has reminded his critics that he is not yet done.

The South African skipper has been kept aside and may feature in the clash against Kings XI Punjab, but Chennai suffered a major blow as Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out for the rest of the IPL.

South Africa ground their way toward a series win with an unbeaten 40-run partnership between Dean Elgar (39 not out) and skipper Faf du Plessis (34 not out).

Fast bowler Morne Morkel picked up 5/23 in Australia's second innings to give them their second-heaviest defeat to South Africa in terms of runs and its heaviest since 1970.

Australia cricketers confessed to ball tampering in a desperate plot hatched by Steve Smith and Co. as they saw the third Test against South Africa slipping away.

Smith said in the lead-up to the third Test in Cape Town that Rabada's successful appeal against a two-Test ban was "interesting". He questioned why he was not invited to give his side of the story at the judicial hearing.

South Africa clinched its win in Port Elizabeth by chasing down the meagre target of 101 before tea on the fourth day.

An Australia victory in the second Test would ensure the tourists cannot lose the four-match series and would mean another failure for South Africa, who haven't beaten Australia in a series at home since 1970.

Josh Hazlewood trapped Quinton de Kock lbw for 83 as Australia bowled South Africa out for 298 in its second innings to register a commanding 118-run win to take 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.

South Africa expects captain Faf du Plessis, batsman AB de Villiers and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock to all return from injuries for the first Test in Durban.

Yuzvender Chahal's spells helped India restrict South Africa for a meagre score of 118 runs as Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan chased down the target with ease to win by 9 wickets.

In a surprising move, the 23-year-old batsman was named the captain for the remaining five ODIs against India owing to Faf du Plessis withdrawal due to a finger injury.

The 23-year old Markram has led South Africa to Under-19 World Cup triumph in 2014 and has been widely regarded as a future captain.

All-rounder Farhaan Behardien will replace the South African skipper in the squad, though the CSA is yet to announce the captain for the remaining series against India.

If not for skipper Faf du Plessis' ninth ODI hundred, South Africa could have folded for a lesser total yesterday.

Du Plessis feels the hosts were 60 runs short after electing to bat first on a Durban surface that progressively quickened up.