Faf du Plessis and Marco Jansen were the top South African performers abroad over the past week.
Major League Cricket
Former KZN Dolphins and Cape Cobras all-rounder Calvin Savage scored 45* off 27 deliveries (six fours, two sixes) and took 2-23 with the ball as the Texas Super Kings won their last league-stage match against the Seattle Orcas by 37 runs.
Former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis scored 72 off 47 deliveries (six fours, three sixes) in the Texas Super Kings’ nine-wicket eliminator playoff victory over MI New York.
Du Plessis then scored 45 off 22 balls (seven fours, one six) in the challenger playoff against the San Francisco Unicorns, but it wasn’t enough as they suffered a 10-run loss.
The Texas skipper ended the tournament as the highest run-scorer, with 420 runs in eight matches at an average of 52.50.
Faf Du Plessis receives his Royal Leading Run Scorers Trophy, for scoring 420 runs at an average of 52 over the 8 games he has played. @authenticroyalfoods #MLC2024 #T20 #MLCChampionship #SFUvWF #AuthenticRoyalfoods pic.twitter.com/8m2Wmmfr1R
— Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) July 29, 2024
In the MLC final, Proteas pace bowler Marco Jansen took 3-14 in his four-over spell to help the Washington Freedom to a massive 96-run victory over the San Francisco Unicorns.
Visual representation of Jansen striking with the ball ?#MLC2024 #FreedomExpress #MLCChampionship #SFUvWF pic.twitter.com/F3Zvfv9YsK
— Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 29, 2024
Global T20 Canada
Former Proteas all-rounder David Wiese took 3-30 for the Bangla Tigers Mississauga in their 33-run defeat to the Montreal Tigers.
A quick breakthrough to set the tone! ?#GT20Canada | #CricketsNorth | #BTMvVK pic.twitter.com/gX3lpaZoj0
— GT20 Canada (@GT20Canada) July 27, 2024
– Compiled by Dylan Johnson
Photo: Twitter @MLC
