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Injury-free Burger ready to haunt defending champions

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January 10, 2026

FOLLOWING his fiery return to action in Cape Town earlier this week, Joburg Super Kings fast bowler Nandre Burger looks a major threat to MI Cape Town ahead of their clash at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg today.

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Injury-free Burger ready to haunt defending champions

NANDRE Burger was in good form on his return from injury for Joburg Super Kings.

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Burger has sat out four of the six games the Joburg Super Kings have played so far this season, as the left-arm quick monitored a hamstring injury picked up during South Africa’s second ODI against India last month. The fast bowler returned to play in Cape Town earlier this week and showed no signs of rustiness, bowling at high pace as if he had never been sidelined with a serious injury just weeks prior.

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