Johannesburg - Cricket South Africa (CSA) has praised the South African team on their series victory over Pakistan after they won the second Test at Newlands by four wickets.
Congratulating the Proteas, CSA Acting CEO Jacques Faul stated that the victory is the team’s sixth Test series victory in a row, and added that the Proteas has now an unbeaten record of 14 successive Test matches, Sport24 reports.
Faul said that although Pakistan had severely pressurised them at the end of the second day, the Proteas came through with flying colours because of their determination and their strength of character.
Praising captain Graeme Smith, who celebrated his 100th game as Proteas captain, Faul said that his position during the Newland Test had contributed a lot to bowling Pakistan out for a low total in the second innings, and gave his players a low final innings target.
He also lauded the performance of ‘Man of the Match’ Robin Peterson and said that Peterson produced a good all-round performance in the match which enabled the Proteas to be level on the first innings, a key tactical factor.
Faul also congratulated the visiting Pakistan team on their performance and said that they had played some of the best cricket that South Africa had seen at Newlands by a visiting team for some time.
The Proteas now hold an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series with the final match to be played at SuperSport Park from Friday.
| Other Articles: |
 |
Watson ready to open if ‘injured’ Warner ruled out from first Test against India (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
Smith hails Newland Test win against Pakistan as one of the most ‘rewarding’ victories ever (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
Cook orders ‘rusty’ England squad to toughen up as Kiwis triumph despite Anderson’s record (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
Shastri backs Tendulkar to make ‘one last mark’ in Australia-India Test series (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
Scoreboard: ICC Women's World Cup Final (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
Australians trail India A by 320 runs (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
India A vs Australians: Day 2 scoreboard (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
ICC Women's World Cup Final: Australia coreboard (18th Feb, 2013) |
|
Bloodied cricket bat found in Pistorius' home (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Geoff Lawson says 'Little Master' Tendulkar well past his prime (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Geoff Lawson says 'declining' India gives Oz significant hope of winning Test series (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Clarke says 'no problem' if DRS is not used during India Test series (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Clarke tells Oz players to 'talk less, do more' against India (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Oz in for tough test after Indian batsmen hammer spin trio for 244 runs in practice match (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Australia A beat England Lions by seven wickets (17th Feb, 2013) |
|
Clarke, Warner to skip warm-up game against India A (16th Feb, 2013) |
|
Australian bowlers happy with Gambhir's absence: Clarke (16th Feb, 2013) |
|
England settle for third place in Women's World Cup (16th Feb, 2013) |
|
Pak seamer Tanvir to take part in Proteas domestic T20 tournament (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
Pakistan T20 League chaos complicating efforts to bring international cricket back (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
Oz cricketers association's 'hair raising' mantra to beat illicit drug use (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
Oz media slams BCCI's resistance to 'controversial' DRS (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
South African editors support OZ media protest against BCCI’s Getty ban (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
Belligerent' Pattinson looking to hassle Indian batsmen with 'bouncers' (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
Ex-Oz spinner Mallet tips Maxwell to bamboozle Indian batsmen with spin in Test series (15th Feb, 2013) |
|
Jobs |
Blog |
Yellow Pages |
Games |
Jokes |
Chat |
e-Cards |
Astrology |
Articles |
Recipes |
Send Gifts
Today : Friday - May 24, 2013, 07:50am (GMT+5.5)
