Wayne Pivac expects Wales and South Africa to be ‘highly charged’ in second Test
Wayne Pivac expects a second Test showdown between two “highly-charged” teams when Wales strive to level the series against world champions South Africa.
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Springboks: Jacques Nienaber praises his players for second-half comeback
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber is happy with his team’s second-half comeback to claim a 32-29 win over Wales at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Ex-France hooker Yannick Bru joins Sharks coaching staff
Former France assistant coach Yannick Bru has been recruited by South African outfit Sharks in a shakeup of the Durban side's coaching structure for their first foray into the Champions Cup.
Bok star Kolbe on Damian Willemse's match-winning performance: 'He'll get even better!'
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe had a ground-level view of Damian Willemse's game-breaking display against Wales at Loftus Versfeld, and it reminded him of the dominant tyro who owned schools rugby in the Western Province region.
India vs England 2022: Brian Lara congratulates Jasprit Bumrah for scoring most runs in a single over in Tests
Brian Lara congratulated Jasprit Bumrah after the stand-in India skipper took a world record 35 runs off a Stuart Broad over on day two of the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston. Bumrah, who is India's bowling spearhead, displayed his prowess with the bat as India's tail wagged to help the visitors amass a total of 416, recovering from a precarious 98/5, in their first innings. The two centurions of India's first innings, Rishabh Pant (146) and Ravindra Jadeja (104), led the remarkable recover with a record sixth-wicket stand of 222. Bumrah (31* off 16 balls) scored 29 runs in the over bowled by Broad, while six runs came off extras. The 35 total runs conceded are the most ever scored in a single Test-match over, surpassing the previous record (28 runs) held by Lara, Australia's George Bailey and South Africa's Keshav Maharaj.
Indian cricket fraternity extends birthday wishes to Harbhajan Singh
Taking to Twitter, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned all the records achieved by the former spinner and wrote, "367 intl. games, 711 intl. wickets and 3,569 intl. runs 1st Indian to scalp a Test hat-trick 2007 World T20 & 2011 World Cup-winner Here's wishing @harbhajan_singh- one of the finest to represent #TeamIndia - a very happy birthday."
India vs England, Edgbaston Test: Brian Lara Posts Epic Congratulatory Tweet After Jasprit Bumrah Breaks His Batting Record
Former West Indies batter Brian Lara congratulated India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah after the pacer took a world record 35 runs from Stuart Broad in an over in Test cricket. Bumrah displayed his prowess with the bat by taking 35 from Broad's final over in the first innings as India's tail wagged to help them amass a score of 416 in the fifth and final Test on day two at Edgbaston.
What is the Hundred? The rules, teams and players as 100-ball tournament returns in 2022
London Spirit have signed West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard as their No 1 men’s pick in The Hundred draft, while all-rounder Andre Russell joined Manchester Originals and Dwayne Bravo went to Northern Superchargers.