PROTEAS: Top performing South Africans at SA 20

With virtually no international T20 action for the Proteas before the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, many players will be using the ongoing SA 20 to book their tickets for North America.

The power-packed Durban Super Giants currently lead the log standings after eight matches while MI Cape Town sit rock bottom with just two victories from eight matches.

Let’s take a look at some of Mzansi’s top performers in the ongoing SA 20 competition below.

The Proteas will be in action at this year’s T20 World Cup in North America between 1 to 29 June 2024. They’ve been drawn in Group D alongside Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands and Nepal.

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As far as bowling is concerned, three South African bowlers lead the way in the wickets column!

• Lungi Ngidi (13 wickets in 8 matches – Economy: 9.46)
• Lizaad Williams (11 wickets in 7 matches – Economy: 10.21)
• Reece Topley (11 wickets in 8 matches – Economy: 8.21)
• Keshav Maharaj (11 wickets in 8 matches – Economy: 7.03)

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As far as the batting section is concerned, two players have stepped up their case for Proteas selection!

27-year-old left-hander Ryan Rickelton and 25-year-old right-hander Matthew Breetzke may be hard to overlook after blistering starts to the SA20. Let’s take a look at the numbers below.

• Ryan Rickelton (405 runs in 8 matches – Strike rate: 171.61)
• Matthew Breetzke (301 runs in 8 matches – Strike rate: 144.01)
• Jos Buttler (296 runs in 8 matches – Strike rate: 141.60)
• Heinrich Klaasen (280 runs in 8 matches – Strike rate: 207.40)
• Rassie van der Dussen (247 runs in 8 matches – Strike rate 147.90)

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Rassie hoping SA20 form will book his T20 World Cup ticket

“There is a T20 World Cup later this year. I want to be in a position to hopefully put in strong performances to be in the reckoning for that. The last few series I haven’t been playing; obviously there have been guys who have played really well for the Proteas.” – Rassie van der Dussen told IOL.

“I’m realistic in the sense that my national T20 numbers in the last year, albeit not being bad, it hasn’t shot the lights out. So, if I am in the conversation or not, I want to be in a position to put in strong performances because I know what I can do. Hopefully, this is the start of that.”