South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj on Wednesday admitted that he asked for advice from former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal regarding the conditions in Mirpur and also claimed that the southpaw was spot on about how the surface was going to behave.

Steady rain restricted play to just the final session on the fourth day.

Keshav Maharaj's discipline and persistence earned him three important wickets as the West Indies were limited to 145-4 in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 357 at the end of the third day of the rain-affected first Test at Queen's Park Oval on Friday.

Afghanistan need a big victory in order to get a significant boost to their net run rate as they look to keep their World Cup 2023 semifinal hopes alive when they face a South Africa outfit looking to bounce back from a crushing defeat at the hands of India.

The 33-year-old suffered the injury while celebrating a wicket in a Test against the West Indies in Johannesburg.

Coach Rob Walter has included only seven players with past World Cup experience as South Africa seek to lift a trophy that has eluded them in oftentimes bizarre circumstances since they made their debut in 1992

South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj hopes his side's first Test win over England week has dented home morale ahead of the second clash, which begins at Old Trafford on Thursday.

South Africa skittled England out for 149 on Friday to win the first Test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days at Lord's and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Spinner Jack Leach says England will continue to play their positive brand of cricket despite a late flurry of runs from South Africa that moved the touring side into a commanding position on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s.