Cricket News sort by Dean Elgar

South Africa hammered England by an innings and 12 runs in the first Test of the three-match series at Lord’s on Friday, August 19. In a Test match that ended in three days, the Proteas were completely dominant over the Englishmen, bowling them out for 165 and 149.

South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar has praised Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, terming him one of the best off-spinners India has ever produced. At the same time, he pointed out that the class bowler has not tasted much success in South Africa, which is why they are not going to focus specifically on him in the build up to the three-match Test series.

South Africa ended Day 3 of the first Test against India at Visakhapatnam at 385 for 8, trailing the hosts by 117 runs, Resuming the day on a shaky 39 for 3,

India captain Virat Kohli was expectedly pleased after the visitors defeated South Africa at Wanderers in the third Test.

Dean Elgar was for most parts the star of the show, on the first two days of the opening Test against Bangladesh.

Dean Elgar will lead South Africa against England Lions in a three-day practice match before four-Test series next month

After the first two days of the Durban Test, there was no clear winner as both South Africa and England fought tooth and nail to grab the advantage. It was on day three that the visitors finally pulled ahead with a solid all-round show.

South Africa have scored 61 without loss after dismissing their opponent for 326 on the day 3 of the first Test match against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.

New Zealand are in an embarrassing position for the second time in their Test Series against the formidable World No.1 South Africa. Chasing the Proteas’ first innings total of 525 for 8 declared, the Kiwis slipped to a disastrous 47 for 6 in just 24 overs.