South Africa’s Pretorius retires from international cricket

Sports Jan, 10 2023
South Africa’s Pretorius retires from international cricket
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JOHANNESBURG: South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.

Dwaine Pretorius has 60 caps for South Africa across all three formats, representing South Africa in 30 T20Is, 27 ODIs and three Tests. Pretorius showed his prowess both with the bat and ball in the international arena, aggregating 1895 runs and scalping 77 wickets across formats.

He finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker for South Africa with nine wickets in the five matches in the T20 World Cup in UAE. In the 50-over tournament in 2019, he was adjudged the Player of the Match in South Africa's clash against Sri Lanka for figures 3/25.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 10 2023

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