The Proteas will take on England in the first T20 International at Newlands on Friday without match practice in the format in the 10 days in which they have been camped together in the Vineyard Hotel.
That won’t be a problem for Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortjé, Faf du Plessis and Lungi Ngidi, all of whom enjoyed ample game time during the IPL (Indian Premier League). To a lesser degree David Miller, who played just once, will at least be in T20 mode, but practice is practice and there is no substitute for the real thing, even if the scheduled matches were going to be intra-squad affairs. ..
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