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Proteas

British  
/ ˈprəʊtɪəz /

plural noun

  1. the international cricket team of South Africa

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Since that defeat by the Proteas, Suryakumar's men have effectively had four knockout matches.

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The unbeaten Proteas had topped Group D, the so-called group of death, before brushing aside India and West Indies in the Super 8s to book their spot in the knockout stages with a match to spare.

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The Proteas needed only 26 runs from the last 24 balls but lost by seven runs.

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That is despite the Proteas being in the so-called Group of Death, alongside both New Zealand and Afghanistan, and then progressing to the Super 8s pool with India, West Indies and Zimbabwe – the three other group winners.

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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.

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