Popular cricket players of South Africa: Jean-Paul Duminy

• Jean-Paul Duminy is left hand middle-order batsman of South African cricket team. Initially Duminy had rough time as he was dropped from the team due to his inconsistent performance. However he made a good come back and made his position permanent in team.
• Jean Duminy made his ODI debut in South African cricket team on August 20, 2004 against Sri Lanka. In 77 one day international matches, Jean Duminy scored 2191 runs at an average of 42.13 and strike rate of 85.35. Duminy has scored 13 fifties and 2 hundreds with 129 his highest score in ODI.
• Duminy made his test debut on December 17, 2008 against Australia. In 12 test matches, Duminy has scored 518 runs at an average of 28.77 with a strike rate of 40.91. Duminy has scored 3 test fifties and one test hundred with 166 being his highest test score.
• Duminy at an average of 41.91 has scored over 1900 runs with 12 fifties and two centuries.
• Jean Duminy at home has scored 1242 runs at an average of 154 however his average is just over 30 in away games scoring 728 runs.
• 2011 Cricket World Cup is the first World Cup for Duminy. In 6 matches of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Duminy has scored 221 runs at an average of 44.20 and strike rate of 101.84. His highest score in World Cup is 99.

 

Top ten fielders of South Africa in T20

People prefer watching Twenty-Twenty matches for the simple reason that it is for a shorter duration, and this has attracted a lot of craze and has made them avoid the traditional forms of cricket. Twenty-Twenty does not possess the actual skills of the player. Twenty-Twenty requires the player to be very concentrated and confident.

Their recent performances have shown that they are a difficult team to beat in this format as well. South Africa has been gifted with some exceptional players.

AB de Villiers is considered one of the finest players in fielding, and because of his mannerisms and his play, he reminds a lot of Jhonty Rhodes. Indefinitely, South Africa is one of the best fielding teams in Twenty-Twenty. Here is the list of top ten fielders of South Africa in T20:

1. AB de Villiers
2. GC Smith
3. JP Duminy
4. JA Morkel
5. J Botha
6. DW Steyn
7. HH Gibbs
8. RE van der Merwe
9. JH Kallis
10. JM Kemp

South African Cricket Team – Profile

Profile for South African team
A team that is hungry for success with the real strength. South Africa is a very strong team that hasn’t won any event that is organized by ICC (International Cricket Council). Even though they are the strong team since their comeback in 1992, they have failed to perform in the big games like semi finals and finals. South African team is full with the batting talents like AB DeVilliers, JP Duminy and skipper Graeme Smith himself. The bowling department is relying on the impressive performers like Dale Styen, Makhaya Ntini and the team has most successful all rounder of the decade, Jacques Kallis. South African team always comes into the tournament as one of the favorites to win the World Cup. South African team is praised by all for their fielding. According to the experts, it is very hard to break the off-side field in the presence of Herschel Gibbs, AB DeVilliers and JP Duminy.
The biggest issue with the team is their inability to handle the pressure in semi finals and finals. In 1999, South Africa lost their spot from the finals due to the tie with Australian team. In all and all, South Africa is a title hungry team that can defeat any opponent with ease.