Proteas
Britishplural noun
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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
The next time the Proteas take the field in whites on home soil will be October 2026, 21 months after hosting Pakistan in January this year.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
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
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
They were commanded by Lacedaemonius, the son of Cimon, Diotimus, the son of Strombichus, and Proteas, the son of Epicles.
From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard
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