Tanveer Sangha arrived in South Africa with a handful of List A matches to his identify however on Wednesday the younger leg-spinner shot into the Cricket World Cup choice body with a stellar, four-wicket debut for Australia.
The 21-year-old’s haul helped Australia crush the Proteas by 111 runs of their opening T20 match in Durban as Mitchell Marsh celebrated his captaincy debut with an unbeaten 92 from 49 balls.
Sangha, the son of Indian immigrants, has been watched intently by Australia’s selectors since claiming 21 wickets for Sydney Thunder within the 2020/21 Big Bash League as a 19-year-old prodigy.
That earned him a spot within the T20 squad for the New Zealand tour in 2021 however he needed to wait longer than anticipated for his worldwide debut attributable to a again stress fracture that worn out his 2022/23 season.
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When his probability ultimately got here in Durban he grabbed it with each palms.
“It was great to see Tanveer. He’s a ripping young kid,” Marsh informed reporters. “He’d got off the plane yesterday and wasn’t playing until this morning.
“He was very calm …. What we’ve seen him do in the Big Bash, tonight was no different. So it’s great to see someone like him, his mindset and not being, I guess, nervous to come out here. I mean, I’m sure he was nervous but you couldn’t tell. The way he bowled was outstanding and as for everyone else they all contributed,” mentioned captain Marsh.
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Sangha’s maiden worldwide wicket was a present as South Africa captain Aiden Markram (7) lower a brief and vast supply straight to Marcus Stoinis at backward level within the seventh over.
Two overs later Sangha had fellow debutant Dewald Brevis out for 5 slogging to long-off, then wicketkeeper Tristan Stubbs stumped for a duck on the subsequent ball.
He completed with 4-31 after bowling Marco Jansen for 20 and walked off the bottom after the victory was accomplished with delighted teammates patting his head.
Named in Australia’s preliminary squad for the 50-overs World Cup beginning in October, Sangha could battle to edge out Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar from the ultimate 15 however might be included if selectors go for a 3rd spinner on India’s dry pitches.
Left-arm tempo bowler Spencer Johnson additionally loved a fruitful debut for Australia within the absence of Mitchell Starc, wrapping up the win by dismissing opener Reeza Hendricks for 56 and tail-ender Tabraiz Shamsi (0) in fast succession.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com