KLAASEN AND NGIDI SET STANDARD AS PROTEAS REGAIN COMPETITIVE EDGE
Heinrich Klaasen and Lungi Ngidi set the standard in their respective disciplines with bat and ball as the Standard Bank Proteas regained their competitive edge to beat Australia by 74 runs in the opening Momentum One-Day International at Eurolux Boland Park on Saturday evening. Momentum Man of the Match Klaasen scored his maiden ODI century (123 not out off 114 balls, 7 fours and 3 sixes), coming to the crease when the Proteas, having won the toss, had suffered one of their all too familiar top-order collapses to be 48/3 and then 50/3 at the end of the opening power play. He stayed to the end to set up a very good total of 291/7 at a venue where the...
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