A disastrous fielding performance from the Proteas and 68 from Niroshan Dickwella allowed Sri Lanka to win by five wickets and clinch the T20 series at Newlands on Wednesday night.
Proteas skipper Farhaan Behardien has hinted at a No3 spot for the returning AB de Villiers, while a promotion up the order for David Miller is expected too.
AB de Villiers has returned to captain the Proteas in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, while fast-bowling find Lungi Ngidi will be in line to make his debut.
Proteas opener Stephen Cook has joined Durham as an overseas player for the first half of the 2017 season.
Despite a career-best 4-19 performance from Lungi Ngidi, the Proteas couldn’t prevent a three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Sunday.
Muhammed Mayet hit a 92-ball ton to set up a 39-run win for the SA U19s in their Youth Triangular Series fixture against Sri Lanka at Boland Park on Saturday.
Lungi Ngidi bagged 2-12 on debut as the Proteas sealed a 19-run win in their rain-affected clash against Sri Lanka in Centurion on Friday evening writes TOM SIZELAND.
The Proteas Women crushed a hapless Bangladesh side, bowling them out for 68 and going on to record an eight-wicket victory at Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
There seems to be a lot of rising anger over AB de Villiers’ decision to hang back on Tests and commit himself only to one-day matches, writes MARK SALTER.
Proteas opening batsman Dean Elgar has agreed to join English county side Somerset as an overseas player, retaining his links with the national side.