Proteas

British

/ ˈprəʊtɪəz /

plural noun

the international cricket team of South Africa

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The diminutive middle-order batter took two sensational catches at short leg against the Proteas in Johannesburg.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

Defeat by the Proteas left a feeling little had changed, however.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

They were made to rue electing to bowl, with the Proteas, led by Laura Wolvaardt's superb 169, piling on 319-7.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 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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