{"id":13344,"date":"2012-08-09T14:19:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T12:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/cricket-south-africa-omit-smith-from-world-t20-squad\/"},"modified":"2012-08-09T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T12:19:38","slug":"cricket-south-africa-omit-smith-from-world-t20-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-south-africa-omit-smith-from-world-t20-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-South Africa omit Smith from World T20 squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JOHANNESBURG<\/span> Aug 9 (Reuters) – South Africa test captain
\nGraeme Smith was omitted from the 15-man squad to take part in
\nthe World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka next month, Cricket South Africa
\n(CSA) announced on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 31-year-old last played a T20 international in October
\n2011, but in July was named by CSA in a 30-man provisional squad
\nfor the global event.<\/p>\n

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There was, however, a place in the squad for all-rounder
\nJacques Kallis, who has played just one T20 international for
\nhis country since May 2010.<\/p>\n

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“We are confident that our squad will be very competitive
\nand make South Africa proud. We have had basically the same
\nsquad together for the past year and many of them also produced
\nstand-out performances at the Indian Premier League (IPL),” CSA
\nselection convener Andrew Hudson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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The World T20 starts in Sri Lanka on Sept. 18 with South
\nAfrica drawn in the same group as the hosts and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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In an effort to gain some valuable match practice ahead of
\nthe global showpiece, the same 15-man squad will play a
\nthree-match T20 series in England next month.<\/p>\n

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\u201c”The Proteas will also have excellent preparation for the
\nWorld Twenty20 by finishing the England tour with three matches.
\nThey may be playing on a different surface to that they will
\nfind in Sri Lanka but they will be able to hone their T20
\nspecific skills,” Hudson added.<\/p>\n

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Squad: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla, Farhaan
\nBehardien, Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Jacques
\nKallis, Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong,
\nWayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.<\/p>\n

(Jason Humphries in Durban; Editing by John O’Brien)<\/p>\n

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