Kagiso Rabada was reinstated as the World No 1 Test bowler in the ICC Rankings and on the very same day, he surpassed a couple of Test greats on the list of leading wicket-takers. South Africa are in a pole position to seal the second Test and the series against Bangladesh in Chattogram.

South Africa were in firm control of the second Test after having Bangladesh four down in their first innings in Chattogram, having conceded 575 runs with the ball. The Proteas had as many as three batters smashing centuries as they piled on Bangladesh's misery with a 1-0 lead already in the series.

Jasprit Bumrah has lost his No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings after going wicketless in the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune. Kagiso Rabada is now the new No.1 bowler in the longest format of the game following his nine wickets in the first Test vs Bangladesh.

Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj were the stars for South Africa with the ball. Both Rabada and Maharaj claimed three wickets each in the first innings respectively. Rabada was in supreme touch in the second innings as he bagged a six-for and decimated Bangladesh's batting order.

The first Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and South Africa got underway today in Dhaka. Despite opting to bat first, the hosts somehow crossed the 100-run mark before getting bowled out and Kagiso Rabada created history on the opening day of the Test match.

South Africa have injected fresh blood as coach Rob Walter mentioned that they have added a few 'fringe' players for the Afghanistan ODIs and T20, ODI series against Ireland. Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram will continue to be the captains of the respective sides.

Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada by sharing seven wickets between them kept the slightest hopes of a South Africa win alive against the West Indies despite the rain washing out more than four sessions in the first Test in Port of Spain. South Africa have a 154-run lead going into the final day.

Quinton de Kock was the architect of South Africa's thrilling win over the defending champions England at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. The southpaw scored 65 off 38 balls and made batting look extremely easy.

Kagiso Rabada has claimed just four wickets in three games of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 edition. The right-arm pacer has bowled at an economy rate of 5.58 and hopes to add more numbers to the wickets column.

Cricket South Africa has been on the receiving end of criticism from former ministers and ex-administrators regarding the composition of the country's T20 World Cup squad. The lack of black African players in the 15 has touched the raw nerve with the representation sword hanging over CSA.

Punjab Kings have already been eliminated from the playoff race. They are languishing at the bottom of the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 points table with just four wins after eight fixtures.

The cricketing world was shocked when South Africa had named as many as seven uncapped players in their squad for the Test tour of New Zealand. The move didn't like many as the first-choice South Africa players had to feature in SA20 as per contract.

South Africa landed a knockout punch on India as they won the Boxing Day Test in Centurion within three days. It was an abject surrender from the Indian team with both bat and ball as they first conceded a 163-run lead and then were folded for just 131 with Virat Kohli putting up some fight.

India are in trouble in the ongoing first Test match against South Africa in Centurion. After posting 245 runs in the first innings, the hosts amassed 408 runs in response and trailing by 163 runs, the visitors have lost both openers including their skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck.

The returning South African pacer Kagiso Rabada took five wickets to dominate the opening day of the first Test match against India at Centurion's SuperSport Park. KL Rahul's unbeaten 70 runs helped India score 208/8 in 59 overs as rain ended Day 1's play early.

India have found themselves in trouble after losing the toss on Day 1 losing quick wickets. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer resisted briefly to register a half-century stand but post lunch, both of them have been dismissed with Kagiso Rabada being the nemesis for them.

South African head coach Shukri Conrad confirmed Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi's return to the nets on Saturday ahead of the Boxing Day Test match against India and also highlighted India's poor record in Rainbow Nation.

South Africa and India are currently facing each other in the three-match T20I series and will then face in three ODIs as well. The two teams are scheduled to lock horns in the two-match Test series starting from December 26 which is also the part of World Test Championship.

South Africa's wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock managed to score only 20 runs against Netherlands but surpassed Indian captain Rohit Sharma in the scoring chart due to his two hundreds in the opening two matches in the ICC World Cup 2023.

Quinton de Kock smashed his second consecutive World Cup hundred and in-form batter Aiden Markram recorded a brilliant half-century to help South Africa score 311 runs while batting first at Lucknow's Ekana Cricket Stadium.