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New South Africa begin on solid footing

South Africa's performance in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was not the tip-toeing or trepidation of a team in the throes of a transformation. It was the swagger of a side that had already settled

14-Aug-2014•Firdose Moonda in Harare

Steyn and Morkel hunt in pairs, Tahir flops

ESPNcricinfo marks the South African players out of 10 following their series win against Sri Lanka

29-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Mathews, Perera shine bright for Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo marks the Sri Lankan players out of 10 following their series loss against South Africa

29-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Much to be admired in South Africa's stonewalling approach

South Africa's go-slow approach may not have been attractive, but it was effective in driving the opposition to desperation. They never shook the belief that they deserved to take the series

28-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Lady luck finally deserts Sri Lanka

In a year where Sri Lanka have won almost every prize they laid their eyes on, their luck was bound to run its course at some point. It did on Monday

28-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

A captain's sacrifice for the SL family

Angelo Mathews' batting pedigree is never in question, but it's his selfless nature as captain, putting his team above all else, that makes him a fine leader

27-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

SA sweat on underperforming Petersen, Tahir

The SSC Test has emphasised why South Africa may have to spring clean and find opening batsmen with more mettle and spinners with more control

27-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Herath takes South Africa on rough ride

On a pitch that had not yet begun to take huge turn off the straight, a spinner who seemed to have lost some of his bite of late shaped his entire day's work around one small patch of loose soil

26-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Amla takes time to save Test

Seemingly collecting his runs in fractions, South Africa's captain bent himself to the task of stalling Sri Lanka

26-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Unfazed Dickwella makes solid first impression

Called up to the Test side out of nowhere, Niroshan Dickwella showed there was substance to the hype that followed his schoolboy career. His challenge now is to sustain that level of performance

25-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Spinners force South Africa to switch to attritional cricket

The discipline shown by Sri Lanka's spin trio squeezed South Africa to the point at which they shut shop. Their approach on day three will determine how the foundation ends up, on a pitch taking turn

25-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

Different means to same inadequate end for Tahir and Philander

Vernon Philander was disciplined, Imran Tahir less so. But it made little difference to them and South Africa as they slogged it out on a SSC pitch that offered little other than runs

24-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda at the SSC

SSC's Superman does it again

With two gone early and a brittle middle order to come, Jayawardene played the kind of innings that grabs you by the collar, flings you on a train and sends you packing on an adventure

24-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Slow starters break worrying trend

Two of South Africa's last three series were only two-Test rubbers and they were customarily drowsy in both. But they have set about at a new pace with a win in Galle

23-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

Can Tahir change his spots?

South Africa's premier spinner was selected as an attacking option, but in the Galle Test when conditions were in his favour, Imran Tahir was unable to be effective and might have to change his mindset going forward

22-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda

South Africa pacers deliver when it counts

South Africa's seamers had no right to dominate in Galle like they did, but when their spinners failed to produce the goods, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel showed their class

20-Jul-2014•Firdose Moonda in Galle

A quintessential Sri Lanka collapse

Sri Lanka had a platform to spring towards an unlikely victory in Galle, but their batting line-up succumbed to the same weaknesses

20-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

SA's rare SL win, Sangakkara's elite club

Stats highlights from South Africa's rare Test win in Sri Lanka, at Galle

20-Jul-2014•Shiva Jayaraman

Mathews the captain reveals attacking side

Mathews has shown signs that he is beginning to ditch the conservatism he has become associated with - judging by his field placings - and begun to follow the footsteps of his famous predecessors

19-Jul-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Winning after 100-plus deficits, and Sangakkara's run-fest in 2014

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Galle, when Sri Lanka made a strong start in their chase of 370

19-Jul-2014•S Rajesh

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