{"id":670044,"date":"2026-01-03T00:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/670044\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T00:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:15:13","slug":"south-africa-announce-t20-world-cup-squad-two-surprise-picks-as-big-names-miss-out-wisden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/670044\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa announce T20 World Cup squad: Two surprise picks as big names miss out &#8211; Wisden"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-wFBVV95cUxQZi0tVHlQR2tyd3V5QmVNVHpnLUt2VnZvbFh6Nno3c1U0dlJTRzE2VGlTcEZkMGxuRWJMcko1VmU1TGZlTmpIY09oZmVTeU44QXI3WF9EaXVTcjNDTHBRMXZZY3ltUUYxWnZYRjZyRUZtUzQ1TGpNdGFLdjB6UHRERWZzR3pKYnlyWDlBRzk0RnMzSU9EME1vQTBuTVlfQnhpR1lTNm9pdHhBeVFkMjZhQlJYeWdsYWUxMnRaREc1Y2x3aGV3bHh6djFrN2ZfVVdIczlNVkVCN0dHbmg2QUUzOVFrNG1iOVpzRGRybWJPcWlwN2o5Tm8wcGFQUQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Africa announce T20 World Cup squad: Two surprise picks as big names miss out<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Wisden<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxOOVdvdWNrcVN5dVZ2WlVzVV9mZ1VoQlRqTktocWtiSFhkN2k4LTZJMHpaQklHSXJ4YlJJa3BsUzFhZ0ZJN3BrZDBxSmRKdk1fcm5FalhDRjB1UHFfYkJLTlJKc0pOa0ZFU1k2b2VNVURXWWpqdjZRUmlEN2FDeHVpVS1RLUJJOUtZN1NvOWtwUjJkd0VIb25naDV3Nm1kenZFZDRDbXVkN0ZUbVhjczlfQUxqTzVUNDFrSHhfcVh1TDNYeFBBOEtlT2ItNTgzeS1RQ25SS3RvZ0JrMklVS1dxeE03cjk?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabada to lead strong South Africa pace attack at T20 World Cup<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;ESPNcricinfo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxNZWNxWm5pbjhNNksxc1h2LUdRd3hDbG9zZVRacmllOFRESmJfZjR2ajFZZVFjZTVZaHc3alhGUGJkb1lJZ0JTVGJyVzJVNGUyYTMwQU9mTElFZ1hNRmRsRGp0NVdJRV9Ca0dhSjdlRkZDb3hpQ2VNZ1gwX29RckRtRjFRTldRRUIxS0MxdUE0UjhDSDVZYTdSTHhsNnU2UzQzY1A3UGtfY09ua01meENnZlFJWld4aWZ6bTFWQmNJb1pYV0VZYmkyeHh3X09EbXNLbnY4?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proteas make \u2018big calls\u2019, with big names missing, as T20 World Cup squad named<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;News24<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirAJBVV95cUxOX1BWR0M1SHBZXzg4V3NfajNHVnpVNHhoRDV3Z2laeGQwTjVuODJCbVZRZVlwX01uT3YtOXVCblBTck0yWFR0QUVjWDIzZGdrQlFFYXVab3o3UnNCZS1qZWN5MlVkX0djY0xIS1kzQ1NleGNSaVhOYnFWdnljSUh5RldQbjVjdTNIZlprWXBjUEZzNmVId2g5NzBOZ2dXVnFoRUZfOHhXR2Q5T3dKcy1sU1dfcEpHTTVCNExjTGFvNkxTTlpnaVlvcERHN0ZPWTNvTWZVVG56aXBQOVBadXJGTm5xNUlxZ3pKa0JpYW5KWXN3bmlMSE9fSEhfd2tuaG9ZdVJUeEM1M3Fkd0Z1MlFGMmc5clVlRzRDT29Ed0NJbFV5VnRDVks5NVZVcWE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs! 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