• Woakes joins Durban’s Super Giants

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    England all-rounder Chris Woakes will call Kingsmead home for next year’s SA20 after signing for Durban’s Super Giants.

    Woakes will add vast experience to the DSG line-up after being an influential member of England’s winning T20 World Cup campaign in Australia in 2022.

    The 35-year-old is, in fact, a double World Cup winner after also spearheading England’s new-ball attack during the ODI World Cup in 2019.

    Woakes has enjoyed an extensive international and T20 franchise league career and will add a great deal of quality with both bat and ball.

    He has played 162 T20s, claiming 172 wickets at an average of 25.19 and economy of 8.21, while also scoring 1,021 runs at an average of 21.27.

    Woakes has also been a prominent figure at the IPL after initially signing for the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017 before moving to the Royal Challengers Bangalore and then the Delhi Capitals and is now currently with the Punjab Kings.

    Woakes joins former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and West Indies opener Brandon King as DSG’s new overseas signings for next season.

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    Simon Borchardt