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Proteas stand-in T20 captain Heinrich Klaasen neatly sidestepped Kyle Verreynne’s controversial omission from the Proteas’ match-day XI for their first T20 against Pakistan at the Wanderers.
Mohammad Rizwan continued his excellent form against the Proteas by recording yet another half-century as Pakistan scripted their highest-ever T20I run-chase to take a 1-0 lead in their four-match series with a four-wicket win in Johannesburg on Saturday
The Proteas need to show more consistency over extended periods if they are to become a force again in limited overs cricket.
Christiaan Kotze / AFP Proteas' T20 nemesis when they play Pakistan knows no end as the feisty wicket-keeper guided his team's successful record chase against South Africa in the first T20 at the Wanderers. Rizwan, whose most recent T20 scores against South Africa are 104*, 51 and 42, caressed a fourth T20 half-century that he turned into an unbeaten 74, which helped Pakistan reel in South Africa's 188/6 with a four-wicket win on Saturday. The win was Pakistan's highest ever successful chase in T20I cricket. It seemed a bit too easy at times, then got unnecessarily tense, especially with ...
As if things couldn’t get much worse for the Proteas after losing the recent One-Day International Series (ODI) against Pakistan, captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against the same opposition. A hamstring injury sustained while batting in the third ODI on Wednesday, is more serious than initially feared. A “grade one strain” means Bavuma cannot play in the four T20Is starting on Saturday at the Wanderers. Cricket South Africa confirmed that Heinrich Klaasen will lead the callow team in Bavuma’s absence, as they try to salvage something from their cont...