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'Bussin' debut for promising rookie Mokoena in New Zealand
The Star
|March 16, 2026
"COOL" and "fun".
THE Proteas congratulate young fast bowler Nqobani Mokoena on a fantastic debut T20I performance.
(AFP)
These were the words Nqobani Mokoena used to describe his Proteas' T20I debut.
Considering he is just 19-years old, perhaps the more apt Gen-Z term would have been "Bussin", for the teenage fast bowler was exceptionally good in taking 3/26 at the Bay Oval in Mount Manguani.
All in all, though, it was a rather fun night for Mokoena and the Proteas in the first T20I against the Black Caps.
Fielding a youthful side that included four debutants, including the fiery fast bowler, the Proteas rolled their hosts for just 91. They then negotiated some early trouble before fellow first-timers Connor Esterhuizen (45 not out) and Dian Forrester (16 not out) took their visitors over the line with seven wickets and 20 balls remaining.
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