newscricket1 year ago

Keegan Petersen named ICC Player of the Month for January

South Africa’s Keegan Petersen was named as the ICC Player of the Month for January after playing a pivotal role of South Africa in the series win against India. England women’s captain Heather Knight also won the award courtesy of being the highest run-getter in the one-off Ashes Test recently.
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newscricket1 year ago

NZ vs SA | Keegan Petersen ruled out of New Zealand tour due to Covid-19

South Africa batsman Keegan Petersen has been tested positive for Covid-19, and the right-hand batsman will miss the two-match Test series against New Zealand. Petersen, who was adjudged Player of the series in the three Tests against India, has been replaced in the squad by Zubayr Hamza.
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newscricket1 year ago

IND vs SA | We played the pressure moments pretty well, opines Mark Boucher

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher has opined that the team played the pressure moments really well after they won three match Test series against India by 2-1. He also added that a lot of people had written them off after the first day of the Test series but they bounced back to win the series.
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newscricket1 year ago

IND vs SA | Twitter reacts as Cheteshwar Pujara gives Keegan Petersen a lifeline on Day 4 in Cape Town Test

Cheteshwar Pujara dropped a straightforward chance to dismiss Keegan Petersen while fielding at first slip on Day 4 of the ongoing third and final Test in Cape Town. Petersen, who scored a half-century in the first innings of the Cape Town Test, registered another fifty in the final innings.
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newscricket1 year ago

IND vs SA | We are a team of ‘good cricketers without superstars’ , opines Lungi Ngidi

Lungi Ngidi believes that his team is not full of superstars but they have good cricketers and good cricketing brains at the end of third day’s play of the Cape Town Test. South Africa are poised on 101/2 chasing 212 in second innings and will look forward to complete the chase on penultimate day.
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newscricket1 year ago

IND vs SA | Twitter reacts as Keegan Petersen takes a one-handed stunner to dismiss Cheteshwar Pujara

Keegan Petersen pulled off an absolute screamer to send Cheteshwar Pujara packing in the second innings of the series decider in Cape Town. Petersen, who was fielding at leg gully dived full-length to his right, and grabbed the ball after Pujara tried to defend a bouncer from Marco Jansen.
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newscricket3 years ago

SA vs ENG | Keegan Petersen receives maiden South Africa call up

South Africa named in-form uncapped batter Keegan Petersen to replace an injured Aiden Markram, who was on a string of low scores since the lone half ton against Sri Lanka. Peterson followed up his 155 in a second-tier first-class game with a 111 in the tour game against England to earn the call-up.
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