Proteas kit via T20 Cricket World Cup Twitter

Proteas kit via T20 Cricket World Cup Twitter

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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has unveiled the Proteas T20 Cricket World Cup kit, and their first under new kit manufacturers Castore.

Proteas kit via T20 Cricket World Cup Twitter

Proteas kit via T20 Cricket World Cup Twitter

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has unveiled the Proteas T20 Cricket World Cup kit, and their first under new kit manufacturers Castore.  

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CSA took to their official social media accounts to unveil the Proteas new kit under Castore and the kit they would be hoping, can lead them to T20 Cricket World Cup glory. 

Proteas seeking their first T20 Cricket World Cup triumph

The Proteas have never won the T20 Cricket World Cup, in fact, they have never even made it to the finals of the competition in previous years, and their new Ndebele culture inspired kit, is one that they will be hoping can help them re-write the South African cricket history books. 

Two kits unveiled for the tournament

CSA unveiled two kits that the Proteas will be playing in at the T20 Cricket World Cup, with both a predominantly yellow with green details kit, as well as a predominately green kit with Ndebele culture-inspired details. The predominately yellow kit is set to be their main kit, as has become customary for the side over the years. 

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Ahead of the T20 Cricket World Cup the Proteas will test themselves in two warm up games against Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the new kits are expected to be seen on the field of play for the first time. The fixture against Afghanistan is scheduled to take place at 14h00 local time on the 18th of October, while their match against their Pakistani counterparts is set for the 20th of October at 18h00.

Proteas have a tough group

The Proteas will then begin their tournament against Australia in Abu Dhabi on the 23rd of October. Their other opponents in a very difficult T20 Cricket World Cup group include England and the West Indies. There are also two yet to be confirmed qualifiers that will complete the group. 

The squad

Here is a reminder of the full Proteas T20 World Cup squad: 

Temba Bavuma (captain, Imperial Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper, Momentum Multiply Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (Imperial Lions), Reeza Hendricks (ImperialLions), Heinrich Klaasen (Momentum Multiply Titans), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans),David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Wiaan Mulder (Imperial Lions), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Dwaine Pretorius (North West Dragons), Kagiso Rabada(Imperial Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Rassie van der Dussen (Imperial Lions).

Traveling Reserves: 

Andile Phehlukwayo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), George Linde (Six Gun Grill Western Province), Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans).

The fixtures

The Proteas fixtures for the T20 World Cup are as follows: 

23 Oct: Australia v South Africa, Abu Dhabi (14h00)

26 Oct: South Africa v West Indies, Dubai (14h00)

30 Oct: South Africa v A1, Sharjah (14h00)

2 Nov: South Africa v B2, Abu Dhabi (14h00)

6 Nov: England v South Africa, Sharjah (18h00)

10 Nov: Semi-final 1 (A1 v B2), Abu Dhabi (18h00)

11 Nov: Semi-final 2 (B1 v A2), Dubai (18h00)

14 Nov: Final, Dubai (18h00)

*All times are local (GMT+4)

Pictures below via CSA Twitter: