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05-07-2025
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Proteas Test debut a happy moment for Dolphins spinner Prenelan Subrayen
"With his achievements over the years, I think he's not only a role model, but a friend off the field as well." "Receiving my cap from Keshav is a cherry on top kind of thing. Keshav and I have been friends for a very long time, as well as playing for the Dolphins for a very long time," Subrayen told the media on the eve of the second Test. Subrayen received his Test baggy green cap from Maharaj himself, a fitting moment given that the two had played together at the Dolphins since starting their journey. The off-spinner will make his debut after having played over 70 First-Class matches, returning 242 wickets and 12 five-wicket hauls at an average of 27.94. Subrayen comes into the playing side, replacing the injured Keshav Maharaj. The 31-year-old has earned the opportunity having been a consistent performer for the Dolphins in the Four-Day competition for many years. Dolphins off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen is set to don the Proteas Test baggy green for the first time in the second Test between South Africa and Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday. 🔥 TEAM NEWS 🔥 Wiaan Mulder will lead the Proteas Men as captain in the second and final Test match of the Zimbabwean series. 🧢🇿🇦 A proud moment as Prenelan Subrayen and Lesego Senokwane are set to make their Test debuts. 🏏✨ A fresh chapter in South African cricket as our… Subrayen described the moment as a happy moment for himself and his family. "Definitely a very happy moment for me. It was both my parents ... I think it was a dream of theirs to finally see me play for South Africa, and they are really ecstatic. My dad's a Level 3 coach. But I think the role that they played, as well as both my sisters, has been massive for me, right from the junior levels right till now," said Subrayen. "It's been a case of no pressure being put on me and just being allowed to express myself on and off the field. It's a great feeling. It's a lot of hard work that has been put in behind the scenes as well as on the field. " I think it's just been family. The bond between family and the close-knit between me and my family has definitely been the main driving force for me. You go through different phases in your domestic career, and I think I've been through most of them, the ups and downs." Subrayen is a newbie in the Test environment, but feels welcome in the squad as he has experience being coached by Shukri Conrad. "I'm kind of new to the change room. I was fortunate enough to work with Shuks in one of my National Academy years, so he kind of knows me pretty decently as a person on and off the field," said Subrayen. "I think he managed one of our football teams as well when I was in National Academy, so he kind of knows me off the field as well. "He kind of knows my character, so that definitely made it easy for me to fit in, as well as a lot of the guys within the set-up playing against them over the years and playing in the same team as most of them. It definitely made it easy to fit in." The second Test is set to get underway on Sunday in Bulawayo.
IOL News
03-07-2025
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Western Province embrace chilly Cape Town winter to set pre-season in full swing
FILE - All-Round Mihlali Mpongwana has been one of the new generation that have helped Western Province reach two consecutive One-Day Cup finals. Photo: Shaun Roy/BackpagePix On the bowling front, the squad has been boosted by the pace and experience of fast bowler Tshepo Moreki. With many of their star players, including Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham and Tony de Zorzi playing various formats for the Proteas, Province have added left-handed opening batter Jiveshan Pillay into their squad from the Warriors and right-handed opening batter Joshua van Heerden from the Titans. Having gone through the season without the trophy, where the Boys in Blue finished fifth in the Four-Day competition, eighth in the One Day Cup and fourth in the T20 Challenge, the Cape Town-based unit has had an early start to their pre-season preparations. THE Western Province Men's team has embraced the chilly Cape Town winter as pre-season preparations are in full swing. Pillay is already with the squad in their pre-season training, while Moreki and Mihlali Mpongwana are expected to join the pre-season preparations this week, having just returned from the Caribbean with the South Africa 'A' squad. Van Heerden is expected to join the squad at the beginning of August. Perhaps the most important addition at Newlands this season is the newly appointed coach, Rory Kleinveldt. Kleinveldt makes his return to Newlands following a successful tenure in the UK, where he served as Lead Bowling Coach for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. The 42-year-old's appointment follows the departure of former head coach, Salieg Nackerdien, who concluded his tenure at the end of the 2024/25 season. The Boys in Blue got their winter programme underway with a challenging hike up the demanding Constantia Nek trail under the supervision of Strength and Conditioning coach Dieter Swanepoel. 'We are four weeks into our pre-season program thus far, and I'm very happy with the progress that the guys have made,' said Swanepoel. 'We started our winter training off with a couple of hikes up Constantia Nek and Table Mountain, balancing the training objectives with a bit of team cohesion and good banter. The players also underwent their baseline fitness profiling before commencing with the formal strength and conditioning program. 'The wet weather hasn't been ideal for our cardiovascular sessions, but it just meant more time indoors on the machines. Every winter it is pretty much the same weather, wet and cold, so it's just a matter of being adaptable and at times creative. 'The guys' attitudes and energies have been awesome thus far. There has been a good focus and determination from the guys on how they are going about their business, which is exciting.' Swanepoel concluded. WSB Western Province Men 2025/26 squad Beuran Hendricks, Bongile Mfunelwa, Dane Paterson, Daniel Smith, Eddie Moore, George Linde, Jiveshan Pillay, Jono Bird, Joshua van Heerden, Juan James, Kyle Simmonds, Mihlali Mpongwana, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Oliver Whitehead, Raeeq Daniels, Tshepo Moreki, Valentine Kitime. National Contracts: David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi.
