Jeetan Patel led New Zealand to a victory in South Africa's maiden T 20 international
The debut of South Africa to T20 internationals was not a very memorable one. South Africa hosted New Zealand and the T20 international was played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
Ad
Trending
The hosts were bundled out for a mere 133 in 19.3 overs with Nathan Astle and Jeetan Patel both picking up 3 wickets each. The South African skipper Graeme Smith top-scored for the home team and scored 61 runs.
The visitors chased the target comfortably with 2 overs remaining and 5 wickets in hand. Jeetan Patel was named the Man of the Match for his heroics with the ball.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Meit Sampat
Meit is a cricket journalist who has been writing for Sportskeeda since over eight years, writing listicles. A Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Legislative Laws and Company Secretary degree holder, Meit engages in ethical reporting by verifying information twice from multiple websites before penning down any content for the benefit of his readers.
A passionate fan of Team India, Cricket has a special place in his heart owing to the way the sport has continued to evolve over the years. He is also thrilled by the competitiveness on display across all formats in the sport. His favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar and reckons that his childhood idol's dominance over world-class bowlers in the 1990s speaks volumes about his skills and achievements.
Meit has had the privilege of interviewing Indian speedster Ishant Sharma and India Women's legend Mithali Raj so far in his professional career.
If he ever laid his hands on a time machine, Meit would love to witness the 2023 ICC World Cup final between India and Australia and believes that ODIs should never be completely replaced by T20Is owing to the format's popularity.
'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Trending
