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'Pinch me' moment for Connor
Cape Argus
|March 26, 2026
IT was the second ball of the last over.
Ben Sears had been fairly economical up until that point.The Kiwi fast bowler had run in and hit hard lengths. Here, he was attempting another one. But on this occasion, Connor Esterhuizen was standing deep in his crease, before standing tall and depositing the ball over extra-cover for six.
There are moments in any young batter's career that he reaches the point where he finally feels that he belongs at the highest level. After debuting in this T20I series, 24-year-old Esterhuizen had now attained his during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand.
"It was just an instinct thing. I don't know how it happened, but it just was quite nice," the Proteas batter said yesterday of the shot.
"The pinch-me moments, when you sit back and have chats as a kid around the table and you dream about playing for your country, some guys get to go on and do it.
"I'm in a fortunate position where I can.
"I was that guy that us kids spoke about. So, it's a really special feeling, and quite humbling."
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