An SA University XI – playing as Team SA at the African Games – will go into the official T20I record books.
This is because the men’s and women’s T20 cricket tournaments at the African Games in Accra, Ghana, were both given T20I status.
The SA women’s squad, which last week won silver medals, was a mix of SA Emerging players, while the men’s team comprises university cricketers.
All 11 players who took to the field for South Africa’s opening men’s match against Ghana last Sunday therefore officially made their T20I debuts and effectively got T20I Proteas caps.
This includes George van Heerden, who scored 107 off 57 balls – an official T20I century – in the 134-run win.
Another three players made their T20I debut for SA in the 70-run defeat to Kenya on Monday.
Nandre Burger, who became Proteas T20I player No 101 against India at the Wanderers last December, is now followed on the official list by Stellenbosch University’s Lehan Botha (cap No 102), with Central University of Technology’s Raps Motlhoaring the most recently capped South African (No 115).
Officially capped South African T20I men’s players (from cap 100):
100 – Donovan Ferreira, vs Australia, 2023
101 – Nandre Burger, vs India, 2023
102 – Lehan Botha (Stellenbosch University), vs Ghana, 2024
103 – Ethan Frosler (Nelson Mandela University), vs Ghana, 2024
104 – Maahir Joseph (Stellenbosch University), vs Ghana, 2024
105 – Keagan Lion-Cachet (University of Pretoria), vs Ghana, 2024
106 – Lifa Ntanzi (University of Johannesburg), vs Ghana, 2024
107 – Mini Ntobela (North West University), vs Ghana, 2024
108 – Heinrigh Pieterse (North West University), vs Ghana, 2024
109 – Jesse Prodehl (University of the Western Cape), vs Ghana, 2024
110 – Jason Raubenheimer (Central University of Technology), vs Ghana, 2024
111 – George van Heerden (Stellenbosch University), vs Ghana, 2024
112 – Aphiwe Yako (University of Pretoria), vs Ghana, 2024
113 – Dylan Bester (University of the Free State), vs Kenya, 2024
114 – Kyle Glennistor (North West University), vs Kenya, 2024
115 – Raps Motlhoaring (Central University of Technology), vs Kenya, 2024
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By Simon Borchardt
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