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'Bussin' debut for rookie Mokoena in New Zealand
Cape Argus
|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.
This story is from the March 16, 2026 edition of Cape Argus.
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