However, they haven’t been able to carry their purple patches from the IPL on to the white-ball series against England, which includes three T20Is and as many ODIs.
In the two T20Is completed till now, Quinton de Kock has only scored 60 runs while Kagiso Rabada has taken the solitary wicket of Sam Curran. The poor show from the duo has let England take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
There’s no doubt that both Quinton de Kock and Kagiso Rabada will be looking to perform better in the third T20I and carry some momentum to the ODIs.
Kagiso Rabada and Quinton de Kock looking forward to the ODI series against England
The upcoming ODI series will have many battles to watch out for. However, the biggest of them would be Kagiso Rabada going up against arguably the fiercest ODI batting side in the world.
This white ball tour is the first time the South African audience is seeing the Proteas play international cricket since March. South Africa skipper Quinton de Kock said he was looking forward to his own duels with the likes of Jofra Archer and Sam Curran.
The last time England and South Africa met in an ODI was in the 2019 World Cup league stage when Kagiso Rabada got the prized wicket of Joe Root. The match also saw Quinton de Kock top-score for the Proteas with 68.
However, their efforts couldn’t help South Africa get over the line as Jofra Archer ran through the batting line-up with his spell of 3-37.
The final T20I will be played in Cape Town today and the three-match ODI series is set to commence on December 04.
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