In a first in IPL 2025, Sunil Narine is among two Kolkata Knight Riders players to fail the 'bat check' test.

Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the marquee ICC event with a recurring back injury last month.

Scans on Monday made it clear that he is not going to be fit in time for the ICC event beginning February 19 in Pakistan.

South Africa on Monday included Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje in the Temba Bavuma-led squad for next month's Champions Trophy after the pacers recovered sufficiently from their respective injuries.

Fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the remainder of South Africa's ongoing T20I series against Pakistan and the subsequent three-match ODI series due to a left toe injury.

Aiden Markram has been rested due to the tight schedule between the third Test and the T20Is.

After bundling out Afghanistan for a total of just 56, South Africa qualified for their first-ever T20 World Cup Final.

Quinton de Kock made a coruscating fifty and bowlers responded bravely to the challenge of defending a sub-par total as South Africa thwarted a late England surge.

Anrich Nortje, who delivered his career-best T20I figures of 4 wickets for 7 runs in his four-over quota, believed that hitting 20 sixes doesn't make the match entertaining instead it's a strategy that goes into the game.

South Africa's Anrich Nortje took a remarkable four wickets for just seven runs as the Proteas dismissed Sri Lanka for a record low 77 on their way to a six-wicket win in the teams' T20 World Cup opener.