It serves as a warm-up series of sorts as the Proteas prepare to host India over the festive period, with Malan making the most of his opportunity on Tuesday. The skipper finished the day with a superb 157* that included 18 boundaries, while Tony de Zorzi also struck a superb 117. Meanwhile, in South Africa’s domestic four-day competition, Test captain Dean Elgar signalled his return to full fitness in style as he was one of four centurions for the Titans, who recently beat Western Province by an innings and 139 runs. As Malan makes his mark, Elgar also returns to form“The most important thing was that he got an opportunity to spend time at the crease and he took it. INDIA A TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA ITINERARYNovember 2021Tue 23 – Fri 26 1st Four-Day Mangaung Oval, BloemfonteinMon 29 – Thu 02 2nd Four-Day Mangaung Oval, BloemfonteinDecember 2021Mon 06 – Thu 09 3rd Four-Day Mangaung Oval, BloemfonteinREAD | AB RETIRES FROM ALL CRICKET

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2021 21:46 UTC