Zondo, Stuurman become Test cricket's first ever Covid-19 substitutes
Wiaan Mulder and Sarel Erwee tested positive for Covid-19 during the second Test match between South Africa and Bangladesh. Khaya Zondo and Glenton Stuurman thus became the first ever Covid-19 substitutes in the history of Test cricket. A day ago South Africa bowling coach Charl Langeveldt also tested positive for the Coronavirus.
'The two players are currently in quarantine at the team hotel and are under the care of the team's medical staff,' said chief medical officer Shuaib Manjra.
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 332 runs
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 332 runs in the final Test match to complete a 2-0 clean sweep. On Day 4, Keshav Maharaj claimed seven wickets, and Simon Harmer took three, to bowl out Bangladesh for 80. This was the second instance of Maharaj and Harmer sharing all 10 wickets.
Only three Bangladesh batters managed to reach double figures. Maharaj was adjudged as Player of the Match as well as the Player of the Series.
Sangakkara supports Ashwin over retiring out
During the game between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, R. Ashwin decided to retire out in the 19th over of the innings. The strategic brilliance worked in their favour. The new batter, Riyan Parag, accumulated eight runs off that over, and Rajasthan won the game by three runs.
'It was a combination of both [Ashwin and RR management]. It was the right time to do that, Ashwin himself was asking from the field as well, and we had discussed it just before that, as to what we would do,' said Rajasthan Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara.
Hyderabad beat Lucknow by eight wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad won their second successive game in the Indian Premier League 2022. They chased down 163 with eight wickets and five balls in hand. Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson got Hyderabad added 64 for the opening wicket. Abhishek scored 42 in 32 balls, while Williamson managed 57 at a strike rate of 123. Nicholas Pooran then struck quick boundaries in death overs to take the Sunrisers across the target. Earlier, Hardik Pandya's 50 took Gujarat to 162.