The Port Elizabeth Test didn't even get to its scheduled halfway point, but it still gave players from both sides enough time to form opinions about four-day Test cricket and playing under lights with the pink ball

The stand-in captain said both South Africa's batsmen and bowlers got enough out of the four-day Test

Coach Heath Streak, meanwhile, has said Zimbabwe, if they are to play Tests at all, will need to play 'more than three or four a year'

But with India planning a home international season at the same time as the proposed league, it will be difficult for CSA to convince the BCCI to release its players

The team management is confident he will be ready for the first Test against India, which begins on January 5

His comeback innings promised something special on one hand. On the other, it left several big questions unanswered for South Africa, especially around team combination

Faf du Plessis' return to cricket after back and shoulder injuries has been delayed by a viral infection

Four days, floodlights, pink ball - on Boxing Day, Port Elizabeth will witness a Test match like none before

Faf du Plessis has declared himself as having a "60-40" chance of playing the Boxing Day Test against Zimbabwe after picking up a viral infection in the week leading up to the game

The Zimbabwe coach added that his side will brace for significantly more lateral movement under lights in their first day-night Test: "It's almost a reverse of red ball, where it does more during the day time and less at night," he said

Even as he prepares to make a comeback to Test cricket, AB de Villiers has admitted his workload will need to be monitored, given that his long-standing back problem is not entirely a thing of the past

With AB de Villiers and South Africa's four premier pacemen back in the reckoning, coach Ottis Gibson is excited about picking the playing XI

Though the amount is significant, it is just over half the US$25 million the organisation was forecast to lose if the event had gone ahead

For the first time in more than a year, Dale Steyn was bowling in whites. The were few fireworks from him, but that didn't matter. He is just eyeing his Test return

The Zimbabwe captain feels four-day Tests could give lower-ranked teams more of a chance of competing against top sides like South Africa

AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn last played Test cricket in 2016, while Vernon Philander made a return after an injury lay-off that had ruled him out of the Bangladesh series

While there was little in the way of nailbiters, the Ram Slam T20 Challenge showed how the tournament could do with more established internationals, better domestic performers and smarter scheduling

The back injury that Faf du Plessis suffered against Bangladesh may keep him out of the day-night encounter against ZImbabwe. Dean Elgar will likely captain the side in his absence

Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers led Titans through a breezy chase after a record-breaking performance in the field restricted Dolphins to a paltry 100

Mike Procter talks about Monkeygate and his career either side of it in his new autobiography