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        <title>Bavuma and Jansen lead South Africa's fightback</title>
        <description>Mitchell Starc gave Australia an early breakthrough but Australia were then put on the back foot</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2nd-test-2026-27-temba-bavuma-and-marco-jansen-lead-south-africas-fightback-1559142</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:21:50 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Bavuma fights but Boland's four puts Australia in complete control</title>
        <description>A total of 146 overs have been lost in the Test so far, but with minimal more rain forecast in Gqeberha, Australia will believe they have enough time to make it 2-0</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2nd-test-temba-bavuma-fights-but-scott-bolands-four-puts-australia-in-complete-control-1559080</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:45:17 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Rain and Boland hound South Africa in Gqeberha</title>
        <description>Hosts are 20 for 2 after only 12.2 overs of play was possible on the opening day</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2nd-test-2026-27-rain-and-scott-boland-hound-south-africa-in-gqeberha-1558962</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:22:31 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Lyon left out as Australia go all-pace and bowl first on damp day</title>
        <description>Kagiso Rabada returns for South Africa with Keshav Maharaj squeezed out as they look to level the series</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2nd-test-nathan-lyon-left-out-as-australia-go-all-pace-and-bowl-first-on-damp-day-1558919</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:08:36 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Rabada's back to bolster South Africa as Australia chase series win</title>
        <description>South Africa given huge boost by fitness of their leading quick but both sides wait to name their XIs with uncertainty over conditions and the weather</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Markram misses training but set to play Gqeberha Test</title>
        <description>He did not travel with the SA squad from Durban to Gqeberha after the first match</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-aiden-markram-misses-training-but-set-to-play-gqeberha-test-1558759</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:03:47 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>KZNCU to launch 'thorough internal review' into poor attendance in Durban Test</title>
        <description>&quot;A Test match of this quality, featuring the Proteas and Australia, deserved greater support in the stands,&quot; Heinrich Strydom, KZNCU CEO, said</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-kzncu-to-launch-thorough-internal-review-into-poor-attendance-in-durban-test-1558621</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:46:03 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Stubbs dropped, Rickelton to keep wicket in Gqeberha Test</title>
        <description>Matthew Breetzke has been brought into South Africa's 17-man squad</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2nd-test-tristan-stubbs-dropped-ryan-rickelton-to-keep-wickets-1558532</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:42:10 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>SA's middle order in a muddle and Conrad wants them to 'get bloody better'</title>
        <description>The SA coach could look for middle-order replacements outside the current squad but he cautioned against overreacting to their 214-run loss against Australia</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2nd-test-shukri-conrad-middle-order-muddle-is-mental-for-south-africas-batters-1558426</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:15:33 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Iyer moves to fourth in T20I batting rankings </title>
        <description>Markram has moved into the top ten of the Test batting charts, while Hazlewood has moved to to seventh on the bowling front</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-rankings-shreyas-iyer-moves-to-fourth-in-t20i-batting-rankings-1558447</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:42:26 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Chad Laycock takes record-breaking five wickets in an over in South African T20 match</title>
        <description>The KZN-Inland fast bowler finished with 6 for 26, the best figures in Pro20 Cup history</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/five-wickets-in-an-over-chad-laycock-sets-record-in-south-african-t20-match-1558419</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:30:58 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Rabada closing in on return for Gqeberha Test</title>
        <description>He had missed the first Test against Australia &quot;from a precautionary point of view&quot; but remained with the squad and was shown bowling with increasing intensity</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-kagiso-rabada-closing-in-on-return-for-gqeberha-test-1558331</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Bavuma focused on South Africa response after first taste of defeat</title>
        <description>Test captain says there are &quot;obvious things we could improve on&quot; after unbeaten run ended in Durban </description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/temba-bavuma-focused-south-africa-response-first-taste-defeat-1558308</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>SA20: Donald replaces Simons as JSK's bowling coach</title>
        <description>Eric Simons and Tommy Simsek exit JSK</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa20-joburg-super-kings-allan-donald-replaces-simons-as-jsks-bowling-coach-1558340</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:12:16 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Hazlewood six-for seals dominant Australia win</title>
        <description>Set a record 421-run target, South Africa were bowled out for 206 in their second innings</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2026-josh-halzewood-six-for-seals-dominant-australia-win-1558276</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:43:38 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>'Don't be scared' - Pollock bats for pink-ball switch for light-affected Tests</title>
        <description>&quot;It is not irrelevant because if you use the red one, all of a sudden you can't play Test cricket past bad-light time. But if you use the pink one, you can&quot;</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/former-south-africa-captain-shaun-pollock-bats-for-pink-ball-switch-for-light-affected-tests-1558269</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:54:06 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Australia six wickets away after dominant day</title>
        <description>Renshaw backed up his remarkable 190 in the first innings with a brisk 82 off 99 balls and a wicket</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-2026-australia-six-wickets-away-after-dominant-day-1558156</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:09:57 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>How bad light could shape the South Africa vs Australia Test</title>
        <description>Around 45 overs have been lost across three days' play, which needs to be factored into teams' calculations</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-durban-test-how-bad-light-could-shape-the-south-africa-vs-australia-test-1558041</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Australia in command after bowlers hunt as a pack to eke out 106-run lead</title>
        <description>Steven Smith backed up the bowlers by claiming four catches, two of them stunning efforts, that lifted him past Joe Root for the most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper</description>
        
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        <url>https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sa-vs-aus-1st-test-bowlers-hunt-as-a-pack-to-give-australia-106-run-lead-1557960</url>
        
        
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:03:31 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Renshaw 190 lifts Australia to 390 before Hazlewood strikes</title>
        <description>Renshaw received strong support from the lower order, marked by a record 134-run stand with Nathan Lyon</description>
        
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        <title>Australia struggle as Nortje and Jansen make their mark</title>
        <description>The visitors went to stumps at 187 for 6 after the first day's play in Durban</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:50:52 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>Australia bat, bring in Maddinson after a decade</title>
        <description>Maddinson is slotted to open while South Africa had named their XI a day before the Test</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:33:36 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>World Test Championship final rematch could shape next year's decider</title>
        <description>After a gap of eight years, the two sides meet on South African soil with plenty on the line</description>
        
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
        


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        <title>उस्मान ख़्वाजा की आत्मकथा 'सब्र' पर कमिंस: सैंड पेपरगेट से टीम आगे बढ़ चुकी है</title>
        <description>उस्मान ख़्वाजा ने अपनी आने वाली आत्मकथा की जानकारी ऑस्ट्रेलियाई कप्तान पैट कमिंस को दी, कमिंस बोले- 2018 के सैंडपेपरगेट से टीम 'आगे बढ़ चुकी है'</description>
        
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        <description>There were plenty of movement among bowlers too, with Keshav Maharaj now ranked third, Kuldeep Yadav fifth and Josh Hazlewood tenth</description>
        
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        <description>Fortuin bagged a career-best 4 for 33 while Hermann and Esterhuizen added 150 runs as South Africa razed down Namibia's 157 target inside 22 overs</description>
        
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        <description>De Zorzi scored 79, while Eathan Bosch picked up three wickets as Namibia, chasing 336, suffered their fourth-biggest defeat in the format</description>
        
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        <description>Hosts handed a debut to 18-year-old seamer Waldo Smith, and had Michael van Lingen back</description>
        
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        <description>South Africa racked up 348 for 6, with Namibia coming nowhere close in a chase that was interrupted by rain twice </description>
        
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        <description>South Africa made two changes: Jansen and Subrayen made way for Mokoena and Simelane</description>
        
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        <description>Innocent Kaia and Kundai Matigimu came in for Dion Myers and Blessing Muzarabani with Zimbabwe playing two days in a row</description>
        
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        <description>Legspinner Graeme Cremer is back for Zimbabwe after recovering from an arm injury sustained at the T20 World Cup</description>
        
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        <description>Dewald Brevis' 75 off 50 kept South Africa in the chase but he did not get much support from the other end</description>
        
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        <description>Smith misses out after suffering an adductor muscle strain and will be assessed to determine his availability for the ODIs, which start on September 9</description>
        
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        <description>Rabada, along with most of the frontline attack, was not named in the travelling squad for the tour of Namibia</description>
        
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        <description>Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma, along with all but three members of South Africa's first-choice sides, have been rested from the tour</description>
        
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        <description>The seven-match T20I tri-series is a precursor to a proposed Africa T20 Cup, which is being discussed from 2027 onwards</description>
        
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        <description>The tour originally comprised a tour game, one Test and three ODIs</description>
        
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        <title>SA20: Sunrisers Eastern Cape sign Mitch Marsh; Joburg leave out du Plessis, Tahir</title>
        <description>Notable absentees from this year's retention and pre-signing list include former South African captain Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Imran Tahir, Kieron Pollard and Trent Boult</description>
        
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        <description>Boland Park in Paarl gets a playoff match (Qualifier 1) for the first time</description>
        
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        <description>England stutter to 144 for 5 in reply to 460 at end of second day in Hove</description>
        
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