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Dillon du Preez during the Momentum Proteas training session at Groenkloof Oval in May 2022 in Pretoria. (Photo: Lee Warren/Gallo Images)
Hilton Moreeng during the 1st Women's ODI match between South Africa and Bangladesh at Buffalo Park on 16 December 2023 in East London. (Photo: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images)