New Zealand captain Tim Southee offered a masterclass in understatement after seeing his side stage one of Test cricket's most improbable comebacks against England, thanking "typical Kiwi scrapping" for the result.
Ben Stokes encouraged his England side to feel "thankful" for their involvement in an instant classic of a Test match at Basin Reserve, rather than dwell on the disappointment of a gut-wrenching one-run defeat to New Zealand.
Harry Brook was England's unlikely game-changer with the ball, dismissing centurion Kane Williamson to crack open New Zealand's resistance in the second Test in Wellington.
England encountered some stubborn New Zealand resistance after enforcing the follow-on in their series-deciding second Test in Wellington.
England captain Heather Knight admitted that the pressure of the Newlands crowd got to her team as the Proteas pulled off a famous victory to qualify for the Women's T20 World Cup final.
South Africa are through to their first-ever ICC World Cup final after heroics from the Proteas Women saw them beat favorites England to reach the T20 World Cup final.