Proteas
Britishplural noun
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The Proteas are also unique among the semi-finalists in that they do not have a wrist spinner in their XI, instead leaving their spin duties to left-arm finger spinner Keshav Maharaj and part-time off-spinner Markram.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
It has meant the Proteas have bowled the fewest amount of spin overs in the tournament – just 22.8%.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The Proteas in June 2025 beat Australia in the World Test Championship final to win their first major International Cricket Council trophy and shrug off their "chokers" tag.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
They won the two-Test series opener in Kolkata by 30 runs and their second Test win sees the Proteas consolidate second place in the current edition of the World Test Championship, while India sit fifth.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
You have been told that Proteas is dead, and yet you ask if he is in these parts.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 by Aristophanes
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