South Africa reach 316/6 after wicketless morning session
Guwahati (PTI): South Africa reached 316 for six at tea on day two after a wicketless morning session in the second Test against India here on Sunday.
Senuran Muthusamy and Kyle Verreynne were batting on 56 and 38 respectively at the break, having resumed the day at 247 for six.
Muthusamy and Verreynne have put on 70 runs unbeaten for the seventh wicket.
Brief scores: South Africa 316/6 in 111 overs (Senuran Muthusamy 56 batting, Tristian Stubbs 49; Kuldeep Yadav 3/72).
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Rain washes out Super Eights match between New Zealand and Pakistan
Pallekele (Sri Lanka) (PTI): New Zealand and Pakistan shared a point after incessant rain forced the abandonment of the opening T20 World Cup Group 2 Super Eights match here on Saturday.
Amid a slight drizzle, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
But the steady droplets soon transformed into relentless pouring, forcing the officials to call off the match without a ball being bowled.
Before the skies opened up, Pakistan made one change to their eleven, bringing in Fakhar Zaman in place of Khawaja Nafay.
New Zealand made three changes with skipper Mitchell Santner back after missing the last match against Canada due to a stomach issue and Lockie Ferguson and Ish Sodhi also found a place in the XI.
But all those calculations and combinations will have to wait for another day, as Pakistan will now face England here on February 24.
New Zealand will make a light travel to Colombo to face home side Sri Lanka on February 25.
The washout has also placed both the Kiwis and Pakistan in a relatively tighter place ahead of their remaining two Super Eights matches.
A similar result in any of the following matches, a possibility considering Sri Lanka’s weather pattern, or a defeat can put their semifinal ambitions in serious jeopardy.
