Proteas duo named in ICC T20 World Cup team of the tournament
Proteas captain Aiden Markram and seamer Lungi Ngidi were named in the ICC T20 World Cup team of the tournament that concluded with hosts India winning the trophy on Sunday.
Namibia pull off massive upset after beating Proteas in one-off T20I in Windhoek
Set a target of 135, the home team were quickly in trouble at 64-4 in the 11th over with Proteas seamers Nandre Burger and Gerald Coetzee doing the damage in front of a capacity crowd.
Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus played a vital knock to resurrect the innings with a run-a-ball 21 before Zane Green (30 not out) and Ruben Trumpelmann (11 not out) saw them over the line to wild celebrations.
The Proteas had earlier reached a total of 134-8 in their 20 overs with most of the batters struggling to adapt to what seemed a slow pitch.
Jason Smith top-scored with 31 from 30 balls while Rubin Hermann struck 23 and Lhuan-dre Pretorius 22.
Quinton de Kock failed on his return to international cricket after being didmissed with the last ball in the first over of the match for a single.
A big concern for the Proteas will be an injury suffered by fast bowler Coetzee, who limped off the field after bowling nine balls with a pectoral muscle injury.
The paceman will return home for scans and is now a major doubt for the upcoming white-ball matches in Pakistan.
The Proteas start a two-match Test against Pakistan in Lahore on Sunday that will be followed by three T20Is and three ODIs.
Wiaan Mulder called up to Proteas T20I squad as injury replacement
Eathan Bosch has been ruled out of the Proteas T20 series against New Zealand later this month due to a hamstring injury with allrounder Wiaan Mulder called up as a replacement.
Aiden Markram gives credit to belligerent Black Caps following T20 World Cup semifinal loss
Proteas captain Aiden Markram cut a dejected figure as he fronted up to the press in the wake of their T20 World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand on Wednesday.
Matt Henry reflects on Black Caps' brilliant bowling that strangled Proteas
New Zealand seamer Matt Henry heaped praise on the Black Caps' bowling unit for their performance against South Africa in their T20 World Cup semifinal win on Wednesday.