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IOL News
6 days ago
- General
- IOL News
Proteas impress with the bat in warm-up ahead of WTC final
Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma scored a solid 58 against Zimbabwe on Wednesday, Photo: Backpagepix Image: Backpagepix It is safe to say that South Africa ticked their boxes on Day Two at the Arundel Castle Cricket Ground on Wednesday, with captain Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs showing promising signs ahead of next week's World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's. Having lost the opening day of the warm-up match against Zimbabwe to rain on Tuesday, South Africa won the toss on Wednesday and sent Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton in to open the batting. Batting first was always in the plans of coach Shukri Conrad, who emphasised after the rained-out opening day that the priority was to give the batters time in the middle while allowing the bowlers to rest. A clash of two giants awaits at Lord's in a week 🇿🇦🇦🇺 Who will get their hands on the coveted trophy 🏆#WTC25 | #SSCricket — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 4, 2025 Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading Markram lasted only 5.3 overs, facing 15 deliveries before he was undone by Alex Falao (1/76). Wiaan Mulder (26) was next in and shared a 65-run partnership, with Rickelton before falling to Tanaka Chivanga (1/54). Captain Bavuma then came in at No 4, and the runs started to flow. The 35-year-old joined Rickelton in the middle, and the pair continued their excellent home summer form, in which both scored two centuries. Rickelton reached a composed half-century before retiring not out on 62, while Bavuma matched the milestone and also retired on 58. Between them, they struck 22 fours. Tristan Stubbs, who also enjoyed a prolific domestic season with two centuries, played a more measured knock. His 58 came off 120 balls and included only four fours and a six. David Bedingham (23* retired), Tony de Zorzi (28* retired) and Kyle Verreynne (9*) all spent time in the middle as South Africa declared their first innings on 312/3. With just under an hour left in the day, Bavuma gave the Duke ball to his frontline bowlers, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen. The new-ball pair took time to find rhythm, but Rabada eventually struck, removing Brian Bennett — a wicket that likely brought relief to the fast bowler, who remains under scrutiny following a recent drug ban. Though only a warm-up, attention was on Rabada's ability to hit his stride early, as he has done throughout his Test career. He bowled four overs, finishing with 1/18, while Jansen ended on 0/13. Lungi Ngidi (0/4) and Keshav Maharaj (0/4) followed, conceding just eight runs between them. At stumps, South Africa led Zimbabwe by 279 runs.
TimesLIVE
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
Kohli dedicates IPL title to former RCB teammates De Villiers, Gayle
Virat Kohli dedicated Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 17 seasons to his former teammates AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle and said the duo had given their heart and soul to make the franchise a success. Bengaluru beat Punjab Kings by six runs in the final in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Tuesday, a long-awaited first title win that reduced 36-year-old Kohli to tears. Kohli has been with the franchise since the inaugural 2008 edition of the league and helped them reach three previous finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016, losing all three. 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓 𝐱 𝐀𝐁 Look at what this means to two RCB legends 🥹🔴 #SSCricket | #TATAIPL — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 3, 2025 Former Proteas wicketkeeper-batter De Villiers played for Bengaluru from 2011 to 2021 while ex-West Indies all-rounder Gayle represented them from 2011 to 2017, with both experiencing the heartache of lost finals beside Kohli. 'I've shared my prime years with them and I know how much we tried to win this and we felt we were so close a few times,' Kohli told broadcasters. 'We were such a good team and we had that explosiveness in our team but we could never cross the line. "I've given this team my youth, my prime and my experience." 🥶 Has there ever been a more deserving winner of the #TATAIPL? 🤩🔥 #SSCricket — SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) June 3, 2025 'All of us have that hurt because we gave our prime years to this franchise and we really, really — from the bottom of our hearts — wanted to win that title for RCB. 'I promise you this feels 10 times more special just because these two are standing next to us.' De Villiers and Gayle joined the Bengaluru team on the podium to raise the trophy. 'The title is honestly as much theirs as it's mine because it's the connection you see when they come to Bengaluru. 'When they come you see how people love them and they go absolutely berserk because they know and appreciate they've given their heart and soul for this team.'
