The fine-tuning of the Proteas for the Cricket World Cup could be hampered by the injury to Jacques Kallis and the moist conditions at Kingsmead.
SA and India enter a five-match one-day international series at Kingsmead on Wednesday with at least half an eye on the Cricket World Cup.
India bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been fined 10% of his match fee for kicking the boundary rope in frustration during the third Test.
Jacques Kallis was hailed as a cricketing great by teammate Mark Boucher and opponent Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday.
Jacques Kallis grafted a brave unbeaten half-century to lift SA to 212-6 at tea on the fourth day of the third Test against India on Wednesday.
Jacques Kallis struck a masterful century on Monday on the second day of the deciding third Test against India at Newlands.
Jacques Kallis moved into joint second place on the all-time Test centurions on Monday.
South Africa are prepared for India’s experienced line-up to fight back strongly in the Boxing Day Test after their crushing defeat at Centurion.
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/ 20 December 2010
South Africa on Monday added batsman JP Duminy and left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell to their squad for the second Test.
Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn took a wicket apiece as SA completed victory by an innings and 25 runs in the first Test against India on Monday.
South Africa’s powerful top order took over where their bowlers had left off on the second day of the first Test against India at Centurion on Friday.
It will take a bit of individual magic to separate the evenly matched Indian and South African teams, writes <strong>Neil Manthorp.</strong>
India captain MS Dhoni has downplayed the role of batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar ahead of a three-Test series against South Africa.
Rahul Dravid expects India’s batsmen to be up to the task in South Africa, with their prior experience in limited-overs cricket proving a major help.
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/ 21 November 2010
AB de Villiers was soaring towards a double century as he took South Africa to 386 for seven at lunch on the second day of the second Test.
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/ 20 November 2010
Jacques Kallis’s 37th Test century steered SA out of trouble at tea on the first day of the second and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday.
Younus Khan struck a brilliant unbeaten century on Tuesday to help Pakistan draw the first Test against South Africa.
Pakistan fought to save the first Test against South Africa on Monday after being set a world-record chase.
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/ 14 November 2010
Morne Morkel and Johan Botha tore through Pakistan’s batting order as the hosts collapsed to 248 all out on the third day of the first Test.
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/ 14 November 2010
Johan Botha dismantled Pakistan’s middle order as the designated hosts limped to 214 for five at lunch on the third day of the first Test against SA.
Graeme Smith struck a fighting century to put South Africa on track for a big total against a hapless Pakistan attack on Friday.
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/ 12 November 2010
The first Test match between Pakistan and SA will be a one-sided walkover with a dispirited Pakistan team rolled over easily.
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/ 9 November 2010
Jacques Kallis turned in a fine all-round performance to lead South Africa to a 57-run win over Pakistan on Monday.
Graeme Smith says he’s pleased with Proteas’ progress against Pakistan ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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/ 6 November 2010
Pakistan tail-end batsman Zulqarnain Haider and Wahab Riaz pulled off a sensational one wicket win for their team over South Africa on Friday.
Herschelle Gibbs was right about one thing during press interviews to promote his biography. The Proteas are in a "good place" at the moment.
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/ 3 November 2010
Opener Hashim Amla hit a fighting century and paceman Morne Morkel took four wickets as South Africa pulled off a narrow two-run win over Pakistan.
Bad boy of South African cricket Herschelle Gibbs faced a backlash on Tuesday following the launch of his controversial book, <i>To the Point</i>.
The Proteas will almost certainly destroy a disparate Pakistan team during their five ODIs and two Test matches, writes <b>Neil Manthorp</b>.
Rusty Theron took a career-best 4-27 to help a clinical SA beat Pakistan by six wickets in a Twenty20 international on Wednesday.
Paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe and off-spinner Johan Botha on Tuesday took three wickets apiece to help SA beat Pakistan by six wickets a T20 clash.
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/ 25 October 2010
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi hopes his beleaguered side is focused enough to counter a spirited South African team.