London: Batsman Ravi Bopara has replaced Jonny Bairstow in the England squad for the first Test against South Africa starting on Thursday.

The doctor treating former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher says he could regain some vision in his left eye and play again. Shuaib Manjra told the Sunday Times tests had not shown any detachment of the retina after the player was hit by a ball last Monday in a freak accident during a warm-up match for a three-Test series in England.

London: AB de Villiers is all set to keep wicket for South Africa in next week's first Test against England following the freak injury that ended experienced gloveman Mark Boucher's international career.

Harare: Zimbabwe shocked powerful neighbours South Africa by 29 runs at Harare Sports Club Wednesday in the third game of a non-cap Twenty20 tri-nation tournament. The home team posted 176 for 4 off 20 overs and restricted the visitors to 149 in 19.2 overs before a large, delirious crowd used to seeing Zimbabwe suffer heavy losses against one of the top cricket nations in the world.

Hashim Amla's unbeaten 88 led South Africa to a 39-run win over Bangladesh in the Twenty20 tri-series on Tuesday. The stand-in skipper hit nine fours and three sixes to top-score as South Africa totaled 209-3.