Cricket News, 6 January: South Africa beat India seven wickets, more

Jan 06, 2022

Cricket News, 6 January: South Africa beat India seven wickets, more Image

South Africa beat India seven wickets

India's unbeaten run at the Wanderers in Test came to an end after losing by seven wickets to South Africa in the second Test match. The series is now level at 1-1, and the decider will be played at Cape Town. South Africa rode on an unbeaten 96 from Dean Elgar to chase down 241 on Day 4.

Rassie van der Dussen, the other overnight batter, scored 40, while Temba Bavuma remained unbeaten on 25.

BCCI confirm 15-member squad for ICC World Cup

Jemimah Rodrigues and Shikha Pandey failed to make a cut as the BCCI named a 15-member squad for their forthcoming tour of New Zealand and the Women's World Cup. India will play five ODIs against New Zealand as a dress rehearsal for ICC Women's World Cup. 

India squad for New Zealand ODIs and Women's World Cup: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Richa Ghosh (wk), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

Naveen-ul-Haq takes a break from ODIs

Naveen-ul-Haq has decided to take a short break from ODI cricket, as reported by Cricbuzz. He wants to focus on the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. He will miss the ODI series against India, which will take place this March. Before that, Afghanistan are slated to play three ODIs against the Netherlands.

England finish Day 2 on 13/0

England finished Day 2 on 13/0 after Australia declared on 416/8 in the fourth Test match, at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Usman Khawaja registered his ninth Test century, while Steven Smith made 67. Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon hit a flurry of boundaries to take Australia past 400. Stuart Broad picked up five wickets for England. There is little chance of play on Day 3 due to persistent rain.