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The Proteas had a dismal day with the bat against New Zealand on the day 1 on the first Test against New Zealand. Stuart Hess looks at the highlights of the day.
Staring at another series defeat, a struggling India will welcome the return of star opener Smriti Mandhana for the third women's ODI against New Zealand here on Friday. Mandhana, the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, had exited mandatory quarantine in Christchurch to join the squad ahead of second ODI but needed a few days to get match ready.
Aaron Finch's move away from opening might become more frequent but do not expect Australia's white-ball captain to displace Mitch Marsh at No.3.
They lost the toss and were asked to bat first on a wicket that always had something in it for the seamers, but few would have expected the calamity that followed for the Proteas in the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Thursday.
New Zealand have won the toss and sent touring South Africa in to bat in the first cricket Test between the teams since 2017.
It's not a case of New Zealand counting their lucky stars that both Tests, the first of which starts on Thursday, are going to be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
At one time or another, often like clockwork every year, an age-old debate central to South African rugby kicks off. Invariably, the topic revolves around the litany of overseas-based players and whether anything can be done to stem the tide of departures from South African shores.
