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Rabada, Maharaj seal win for South Africa against resilient West Indies
Seales picked up six wickets, Motie scored a fighting 45 but it was not enough for the hosts
Firdose Moonda
17-Aug-2024
South Africa 160 (Piedt 38*, Bedingham 28, Joseph 5-33, Seales 3-45) and 246 (Verreynne 59, Markram 51, Seales 6-61) beat West Indies 144 (Holder 54*, Mulder 4-32, Burger 3-49) and 222 (Motie 45, Maharaj 3-37, Rabada 3-50) by 40 runs
South Africa secured a 10th successive Test series win against West Indies, and earned a vital second win in the World Test Championship 2023-25, with a hard-fought 40-run victory in Guyana. In the process, Keshav Maharaj became the most successful spinner in their Test history with 171 wickets, including five in this match and 13 in the series. His success eclipsed an exceptional effort from Jayden Seales, who took 12 wickets across the two matches and a career-best 6 for 61 in South Africa's second innings in Guyana.
Seales ensured West Indies were left with a gettable, but tough, target of 263 and their chase had all the makings of a classic. They slumped to 104 for 6, before a 77-run stand between hometown hero Gudakesh Motie and Joshua Da Silva put them within sight of a historic victory. Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada, South Africa's two most reliable bowlers on the tour, denied the hosts despite a fighting effort from the tail.
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Birmingham Phoenix 126 for 7 (Livingstone 55) tied with Southern Brave 126 for 6 (Vince 43, Milne 3-18)
Super Five Southern Brave 11 for 0 beat Birmingham Phoenix 7 for 2
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Southern Brave beat Birmingham Phoenix in a thrilling Super Five contest at the Kia Oval to book their place in the Hundred final at Lord's.
Chris Jordan was the match-winner in a nerve-shredding encounter, hitting 10 from three balls after Jofra Archer had limited Phoenix to a total of 7 from their Super Five.
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Invincibles choked by spin as Heather Knight oversees knockout victory at The Oval
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London Spirit 116 for 2 (Redmayne 53*) beat Oval Invincibles 113 for 9 (Capsey 30, Dean 3-24) by eight wickets
London Spirit secured a place in the Women's Hundred final against Welsh Fire at Lord's with an eight-wicket win over Oval Invincibles.
A disciplined bowling performance followed by a Georgia Redmayne half-century took the side to their first final since the competition's inception - and ensured that across both men's and women's competitions, all eight teams will have featured in the Hundred final.
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Tourists suffer setback in only warm-up match ahead of first Test at Old Trafford
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England Lions 324 and 122 for 3 (Yates 57*) beat Sri Lanka 139 and 306 (Madushka 77, Dhananjaya 66, Mathews 51) by seven wickets
Rob Yates anchored England Lions with a 68-ball half-century, as Sri Lanka's tourists slipped to a seven-wicket defeat in their first-class warm-up at Worcester.
Chasing a modest 122 for victory after bowling Sri Lanka out for 309 on the third afternoon, the Lions had resumed with victory in sight on 47 for 2 overnight, and needed just 19.5 overs to seal the deal on the final morning.
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South Africa 160 and 223 for 5 (Markram 51, Verreynne 50*, Seales 3-52, Motie 2-61) lead West Indies 144 (Holder 54*, Mulder 4-32, Burger 3-49, Maharaj 2-8) by 239 runs
With a lead of 239 and five wickets in hand on a surface that got better to bat on as the day went on, South Africa put fingertips on the Sir Vivian Richards Trophy.
Eight wickets fell on another action-packed day in Guyana where the advantage ebbed and flowed. South Africa took two early on but West Indies' last pair got them close to drawing level in the first innings. Jason Holder and Shamar Joseph shared a 10th-wicket stand of 40 - the second-highest in the West Indian innings - to turn the match into all but a one-innings game and in that game, South Africa will feel they have the advantage.
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Three Sri Lanka batters make half-centuries but Lions need only 75 on final day
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England Lions 324 and 47 for 2 need 75 more runs to beat Sri Lanka 139 and 306 (Madushka 77, Dhananjaya 66, Mathews 51)
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Gunaratne's maiden century in vain as Ireland romp home in the final over
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Peter Handscomb and Ajinkya Rahane's latest partnership defies strong Hampshire attack
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Leicestershire 291 for 7 (Handscomb 74, Rahane 70, Trevaskis 60*, Turner 4-44) beat Hampshire 290 for 8 (Gubbins 136, Dawson 50, Scriven 3-61) by three wickets
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Warwickshire 288 for 6 (Smith 130*, Rhodes 75) beat Worcestershire 286 for 9 (Libby 112, Pollock 54, Rae 3-54) by four wickets
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended indefinitely following a doping violation, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed.
Dickwella is understood to have failed a doping test held in line with World Anti-Doping guidelines, during the recently concluded Lanka Premier League, and will be suspended from all forms of cricket while further investigations take place.
"The suspension is effective immediately and will remain in place until further notice," stated an SLC media release.
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