Shaun von Berg

India A batsmen faltered against South Africa A spinners to concede a 46-run first innings lead from a comfortable position on day three of the second and final unofficial Test.

South Africa rallies in the second Test led by all-rounders Ruan de Swardt and Shaun von Berg, finishing at 220-6. They need to win the Test series against New Zealand at Seddon Park to avoid being the first team in their nation to lose. De Swardt and von Berg collaborated for 70 runs off 27 overs.

Only two of the players who were in South Africa's Test win over India on Thursday are in a 14-man squad for two Tests in New Zealand in February. Cricket South Africa on Saturday named a squad which includes seven uncapped players, including a new captain in left-handed opening batsman Neil Brand.

Led by Quinton de Kock, South Africa's 44 cricketers, who are part of a men's high performance squad, have returned to training amid the Covid-19 pandemic after getting approval from the country's sports ministry.

"I fancy him quite a lot," said South African big-hitter Heinrich Klaasen of the hammering he dished out to Indian wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, a bowler the rest of his team has struggled to read.

Pacer Mohammed Siraj bagged his maiden 10-wicket haul as India A beat South Africa A by a comprehensive innings and 30 runs after stiff resistance from the middle order on the final day of the first unofficial Test.

A moment of madness or half-an-hour of complacency could deny the Nashua Titans a place in the knock-out stages of the Momentum One-Day Cup, especially if their bowling attack allows the belligerent Richard Levi to get into his stride on Wednesday.

The Nashua Titans just about hung on to defeat a plucky Chevrolet Knights side by five runs in a thrilling Momentum One-Day Cup clash at the De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, on Wednesday.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje headline the list of players that have checked into the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Challenge bio-secure environment (BSE) in Durban ahead of the competition kick-off on Friday. Rabada reported for duty together with most of the other players, barring those who participated in the three-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan, on Sunday.