In a surprising twist during the 3rd and final ODI between Ireland and South Africa, South Africa’s white-ball batting coach JP Duminy was seen fielding during the last over of Ireland’s innings on Monday (October 7). The retired cricketer, renowned for his sharp fielding skills during his playing days, came on as a substitute as several South African playe??rs were affected by the extreme heat in Abu Dhabi.

JP Duminy’s moment of brilliance on the field

Duminy, who played over 300 matches for South Africa across all formats, delivered a remarkable display of fielding as he dived in the final over of Ireland’s innings. The moment unfolded when Ireland’s Harry Tector attempted a reverse swat off Andile Phehlukwayo’s delivery. As the ball turned sharply after pitching, Duminy’s quick reflexes saw him dive to stop the ball, preventing the Irish batters from taking extra runs. Despite being retired, Duminy’s agility and instinctive reaction reminded fans of his exceptional fielding brilliance during his international career. His effort brought a sense of nostalgia, as Duminy was known for his fielding finesse, having taken 155 catches in 326 international matches.

Here’s the video:

Look who's on the field! JP Duminy !😲 pic.twitter.com/HhBwFQsLJY

— Khushi♡🥀 (@Derivatemee) October 7, 2024

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Ireland’s strong batting display

Earlier in the match, Ireland’s captain Paul Stirling chose to bat first after winning the toss, and the Irish team capitalized on the decision with a strong start. Stirling and Andy Balbirnie formed a solid 101-run opening partnership in 23.2 overs. Stirling led the charge with a captain’s knock of 88 off 92 balls, supported by vital contributions from Harry Tector (60), Andy Balbirnie (45), Curtis Campher (34) and Lorcan Tucker (26), helping Ireland pos?t a formidable 284/9 in their 50 overs.

South Africa’s struggle in reply

South Africa’s chase faltered early as they lost three wickets within the first five overs, reducing them to 10/3. Jason Smith fought back with a gritty 91, but the Irish bowlers, backed by Stirling’s clever field placements, kept the pressure on throughout the innings. In the end, South Africa was bowled out for 215 in 47 overs, falling short by 69 runs. Stirling’s all-around performance earned him the Player of the Match award, while South African pacer Lizaad Williams, with 11 wickets in the series, was named Player of the Series despite the Proteas’ 2-1 series victory.

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The development of cricket in the modern era has always tilted the balance of favour towards batsmen. Whether it’s shorter boundaries, fielding restrictions or flatter pitches, the batsmen have gained an edge over bowlers in the last couple of decades.

If the era of 80s and 90s were known f?or predatory instincts of fast-bowlers who showed little mercy to the batsmen, the present age of the game is dominated by explosive, big-hitting batters.

The shortest format of the game, T20, is wholly built on the power-hitters capable of launching a no-holds-barred assault on bowlers. Despite all these advantages, very few batsmen are able to score runs with ease and consistency in T20Is. It requires different mindsets, skillsets and technicalities to succeed as batsmen don’t get enough time to settle.

However, some players rise above these challenges and excel in ?all three formats of the game.

Let’s have a look at the top-five batsmen who played minimum 40 innings and boast the highest average in T20Is:

Virat Kohli – 50.80

This is perhaps the most unsurprising name in the list. Virat Kohli is one of the rare breeds of player for whom the vagaries and intricacies of playing different formats never affect his p?erformance.

As adept as he is in the other two formats, Ko?hl??i has managed to successfully replicate his dominance to the shortest form of the game.

The 31-year-old made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe in 2010, and since then, there’s no looking back for the talisman.

In 76 innings, the Indian skipper ??has?? scored 2794 runs at an astounding average of 50.80.

JP Duminy – 38.68

JP Duminy has been one of the?? most attractive p?layers for South Africa in this format. Although he was an all-format cricketer for the Proteas, his real ability and usefulness came to the fore in T20 cricket.

Duminy made his debut against Bangladesh in ICC World T20, 2007. He opened the innings with the then skipper Graeme Smith and played a crucial role in South Africa’s triumph.

Duminy has featured in 75 innings for South Africa in T20Is and scored 19??????????????????????????34 runs at an average?? of 38.68

Aaron Finch – 38.25

Aaron Finch is an aggressive opening batsman for Australia. He, along with D?avid Warner, forms one of the most fearsome and menacing batting duos in the cricketing world.

It was his consistent exploits in the shortest format that earned him a spot in Australia’s highly competitive ODI squad.

In 61 T20I innings, Finch has scored 1989 runs at a terrific ??average of 38.25, including two centuries and twelve half-centuries.

MS Dhoni – 37.60

Taking MS Dhoni’s first impression in the account, it always looked T20 is a format tailor-made for the wonder kid from Ranchi.

Dhoni made his T20 debut against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in 20??06. He got out for a two??-ball duck in that match.

However, in a ca??reer spanning over 98 T20I for India, ??the former Indian skipper accumulated 1617 runs at an average of 37.60

Brendon McCullum – 35.67

Former New Zeala?nd skipper Brendon McCullum is easily one of the finest wicket-keeping batsmen to have come out fro?m a tiny island nation.

The batting p??yrotechnics McCullum exhibited in T20 cricket needs no introduction to cricket fanatics. He has a distinguished record of being the first man ever to reach the 1000-runs landmark in T20 cricket.

McCullum played 70 T20 inning??s for New Zealand, scoring more than 2000 runs at a commendable average of 35.67, including two centuries.

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Amid coronavirus pandemic followed by worl??dwide lockdown, many former cricketers are trying different things to engage with their fans. Some are naming their best XI featuring cricketers from all around the world while some are coming up with their favourite batsmen/bowlers. The latest name on this bandwagon is former South African al?l-rounder JP Duminy.

During an Instagram live session with former Zimbabwe pacer Pommie Mbangwa, Duminy picked up his favourite batsman of modern-day cricket. The 36-year-old named India vice-captain Rohit Sharma as his most liked batsman. Duminy said he loves Rohit’s pull shot.

“Rohit Sharma is my favourite batsman, I like his pick-up pull shot,” said Duminy.

Rohit had a terrific World Cup which was held in England and Wales last year. With 648 runs under his belt, Rohit was the highest run-scorer in the global showpiece event. In nine games, the Mumbaikar scored runs at a phenomenal average of 81.00. Rohit also? became the first batsman to score five centuries in a single edition of the 50-over World Cup.

Overall, the 33-year-old has played 224 ODIs, 108 T20Is, and 32 Tests so far. He has scored 14,029 runs across all formats. Rohit is the only player in the world to have scored three do??uble centuries in ODI cricket. Not only this, but he also holds the record for the highest individual score in ODIs when he smashed 264 runs against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens.

Earlier, Rohit had reminisced about the India versus Australia contest in the inaugural edition of T20 World Cup in South Africa. The Nagpur-born had said he ‘couldn’t believe his eyes’ watching fans’ celebrations. The ‘Hitman’ also revealed how fans play an essential part in the game and help the team to win matches.

“You never realize you’re playing for the Indian cricket team until you witness the support of the fans. I still remember when we won against Australia in the semi-final in 2007, our hotel was full of fans, and they were all celebrating and dancing,” Rohit had said.

“I couldn’t believe my eyes as I hadn’t seen anything like this before. You always see fans in the stadium, but that day at the hotel, seeing all of those supporters, I felt that it is the fans’ passion and love that keeps the team going,” he had added.

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South African veteran JP Duminy has picked his all-time IPL XI, where he made some ??interesting inclusions and omissions.

At the opening slot, he went ahead with ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle, and IPL-winning captain Adam Gilchrist.

Gayle?? has featured for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and now Kings XI ??Punjab (KXIP).

Gilchrist, on the other hand, won the IPL title in 2??009 with Deccan C?hargers (DC) as a captain and donned the colours of KXIP later.

At number three, Duminy slotted in Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma who ??won four IPL titles with his home ground-based franchise.

Virat Kohli walks in at number four and also captains Duminy’s all-time IPL XI. Kohli’s RCB teammate AB de Villiers was placed at number five.

The Protean stalwart then went ahead with Caribbean firepower at the all-rounder’s slot, featuring Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard. The two have been marquee players for MI and KKR for a number of seasons, thus far.

Duminy, who played for Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils, did have any room for talismanic Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina.

The bowling lineup of Duminy’s all-time IPL XI consists of Brett Lee, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan and Imran Tahir.

Lee donned the jersey of KXIP during the initial seasons of the IPL, before making a move to KKR.
Malinga has been a constant for MI’s lineup over the years and is also amongst the leading wicket-takers in the history of IPL. The two spinners in the side, Muralitharan and Tahir, had their own impact at CSK.

Here is JP Duminy’s all-time IPL XI:

Chris Gayle, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Brett?? Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith ?Malinga, Imran Tahir.

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When it comes to T20 cricket, the final over is what makes i??t count. A team might play well throughout the 19 overs, but one ov??er of bad cricket can still make them end up on the losing side, and vice-versa.

The shortest format of the game has given additional w?eightage to the art of finishing. Over the vast history of T20 cricket, many have provided impactful performances during the 20th over of the tournament.

Let’s have a look at the three batsmen who have the best strike-rates during the 20th over in T20 cricket:

3. David Miller

The 30-year old South African middle-order batsman is a ren?owned cosmopolit?an when it comes to franchise cricket.

The Natal-born cricketer has served Kings XI Punjab fo??r a remarkable tenure, before being released before the auctions la??st year. Other clubs Miller represents include Hobart Hurricanes, Jamaica Tallawahs, Winnipeg Hawks, and Durban Heat.

Miller strikes the ball at a phenomenal strike rate of 227.35 during the 20th ove??r, largely coming while setting scores for the opposition. The T20 giant holds an impressive tally of 495 fours and 300 sixes in all T20 matches.

2. Jean-Paul Duminy

JP Duminy (227.64) carries only a marginal strike rate above Miller during the ultimate over?? of the innings.

The former South Afr?ican limited-overs batting mainstay at the middle order has played for various teams for IPL, including the Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Daredevils.

Much like Miller, most of his heroics in the 20th over have come while b??atting first and setting targets. Duminy has smashed 463 boundaries and 221 maximums in glittering T20 career?.

1. Rohit Sharma

The Hitman holds the record for the highest strike ??rate during the fi??nal over in T20 cricket, with his whopping tally of 269.56.

His abilities to finish games o??f cricket was displayed recently against New Zealand where he hit the final ball for a gigantic six to seal India’s win in a Super Over.

Most of these runs have come while donning the jersey of Mumbai Indians. Unlike in the Indian side, Rohit comes at number fo?ur position, holding the responsibility to anchor the innings through death.

Over the y??ears, Rohit has accumulated a massive 763 fours and 361 sixes in his majestic T20 career.

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Former South African captain JP Duminy has announced retirement from all forms of the game. He had retired?? from international cricket after the conclusion of World Cup 2019 but continued playing the franchise cricket.

Duminy featured in Global T20 Canada and Caribbean Premier League. The southpaw was also a part of Paarl Rocks’ squad in the Mzansi Super League (MSL), but due to an injury, he was unable to play for the team. However, he continued to stay with the Rocks as the mentor and guided them to clinch their maiden MSL title (2019).

After announcing the retirement, Duminy said that lack of purpose is the main reason why he decided to put final brakes in his journey as a cricketer. As per the left-handed batsman, he didn’t see any ambition for himself in franchise cricket.

“My drivers have always been if there is a purpose. When it came to South Africa, there was a higher purpose and the kids that look up to you. My ambition is to make it known to younger players about that responsibility,” Duminy was quoted as saying by IOL.

“It is great to be free and young, but to also be aware of what you do has consequences. With great power comes great responsibility. And playing international cricket you had a degree of purpose,” added Duminy.

“I am young enough to play and still earn money from the franchise game, but I am lacking a strong purpose with that. I played CPL and Canadian Premier League. I found at the CPL there is a hunger for young players to seek out older players. I don’t know what’s next. I had to take a bold step of closing a door before I could open the next door,” Duminy added further.

Duminy is the leading run-scorer in T20Is for South Africa, and overall, he sits at the ninth spot. In 81 matches, the southpaw scored 1934 runs with 96 not out being his high??est.

The 35-year-old played 46 Tests and 199 ODIs as well, in wh?ich he amassed 2103 and 5100 runs, respectively. He was also a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he scored over 2000 runs in 83 appearances.

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JP Duminy slammed a 15-ball half-century – the fastest in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) – as Barbados Tridents defeated defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders by 63 runs on Thursday (September 26).

Duminy was all over the Kensington Oval? in Bridgetown. His 20-ball 65, comprising six fours and seven sixes, made for an exceptional strike-rate of 325 and helped Tridents post 192/5, with Johnson Charles (58 off 39) and Jonathan Carter (51 off 46) both scoring half-centuries as well.

Knight Riders were then bundled out ??for 129 in 17.4 overs, thanks to Hayden Walsh, who returned with incredible bowling figures of 5/19, including the big wickets of Denesh Ramdin, Kieron Pollard, and Jimmy Neesham.

SIX! Check out some amazing sixes from match 23 of CPL 2019 #CPL19 #BTvTKR #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport pic.twitter.com/GRcOcnuuip

— CPL T20 (@CPL) September 27, 2019

Duminy also played a significant role in the second innings. He first took a stunning catch to help Raymon Reifer dismiss Colin Munro, and then returned 2/24 in 2.4 overs, including the final wicket of Ali Khan that secured Tridents’ first win at home this season.

JP Duminy with his amazing performance takes the crown for play of the day for match 23 #CPL19 #BTvTKR #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport pic.twitter.com/57ZxQ85lEy

— CPL T20 (@CPL) September 27, 2019

Brief Scores:

Barbados Tridents 192 for 5 (Duminy 65, Charles 58, Carter 51, Pierre 2-24) beat Trinbago Knight Riders ?129 (Bravo 28, Walsh 5-19, Duminy 2-24) by 63 runs.

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Imran Tahir and JP Duminy ended their ODI careers with South Africa’s 10-run win over Australia in the World Cup 2019 last league match at the Old Trafford on Saturday.

In their last ODI appearance, Tahir took a much crucial scalp of Australia skipper Aaron Finch, while Duminy contributed with 14 runs in South Africa’s thrilling win in Manchester.

The 40-year-old Tahir concluded his ODI career with 17??3 wickets in 107 matches with the best figures of?? 7/45.

Duminy, 35, on the other hand, scored 5117 r??uns in 199 ODI matches at a strike-rate of 84.58. The southpaw also claimed 69 ODI wickets with career-b?est figures of 4/16.

Quite an emotional moment that I will be stepping on to the field one last time for an odi for @OfficialCSA wholeheartedly thanking everyone who stood with me during my entire career and special thanks for @OfficialCSA to make my dream a reality.Will giv??e it all? I have tomm

— Imran Tahir (@ImranTahirSA) July 5, 2019

As one reflect on what has been all I can say is THANK YOU. Thank you Lord for the Blessings afforded for so many years. To my family, friends, teammates, coaches and supporters all over the world, thank you for the luv and support. Much luv and peace to all, Here’s to the next💪 pic.twitter.com/HFmkUMa3HH

— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21) July 7, 2019

Best wishes pouring in:

Lovely moments of sportsmanship as Duminy and Tahir lead South Africa off the field, for the last time in ODIs. #CWC19 | #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/WKvQn0IYTe

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 6, 2019

JP Duminy and Imran Tahir share what they are going to miss the most about ODI cricket! #ProteaFire | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/lOyHV3QNmp

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 6, 2019

Imm??y: It’s been an absolute honour to repr?esent South Africa

South Africa: It’s been an absolute honour to have you along#CWC19 #ProteaFire🔥 #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/SzxWBHzI2r

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 6, 2019

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A great sportsman who always gave his all every time he took to the field. The epitome of #ProteaFire and passion. Your celebrations will be missed. One of the best ODI bowlers. #Farewell #ImranTahir #ThankYou pic.twitter.com/wlflKrwdVa

— naeemah (@NaeemahBenjamin) July 5, 2019

Passion is working on your fielding at the age of 37 to become a decent outfielder??

Pass??ion is di?ving at the age of 40 to save a single run in the 13th over

Passion is Tahir’s celebrations

Im??ran Tahir is a great ambassador for the game of cricket. Thank you for? everything ❤️

— Billz 🇿🇦 (@billz_25) July 6, 2019

Thank you JP Duminy 🙏🏾 🇿🇦

— Thala Msutu (@ThalaMsutu77) July 6, 2019

Congratulations @ImranTahirSA for letting us enjoy your skills. You were a breath of fresh air to our game and hopefully you will keep bringing that to franchise cricke??t a??round the world.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 6, 2019

Well played Imran Tahir. You started your ODI journey in the 2011 World Cup. 8 years later, you are ending with another World Cup and 172 ODI wickets. Innumerable celebratory sprints in between and a never-say-die spirit. Happy retirement! #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/ggmGTNy4EM

— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak) July 6, 2019

Imran Tahir and JP Duminy bis farewell to World Cup! pic.twitter.com/NhzhIs2Lvt

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) July 7, 2019

#AUSvSA #ImranTahir imran Tahir after retirement from cricket we miss his celebration 😭😭😭 thanks champion 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Bj0bviLiCX

— Saifanofsports🏏🎤🖋�?🌱💂🎬 (@SaiKris75286313) July 6, 2019

THANKS JP DUMINY !

Please join us in celebrating @jpduminy ‘s fine career#CWC19 #ProteaFire🔥 #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/jblKECRccc

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 6, 2019

Thank you JP Duminy #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/vYn2vWl5fF

— aravinth (@AravinthD2) July 6, 2019

Thank you for all the great memories and great wins. You served your country well #JPDuminy and #ImranTahir ✌👌👍�?a href="//twitter.com/hashtag/ProteaFire?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="exclude">#ProteaFire #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/v1ppQZvKZ5

— Fouzia Sheikh (@Fouzia_17) July 7, 2019

#Imran_Tahir 107 ODIs | 173 wickets #JP_Duminy 199 ODIs | 5117 runs | 69 wickets

South Africa stars JP Duminy and Imran Tahir are bidding goodbye to ODIs �? pic.twitter.com/8B2Vr10upT

— Imran Ahmed (@RajaImran288) July 7, 2019

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South Africa is just one win away to turn it around believes left-handed batsman JP Duminy as his side gears up to compete against “big threat” India, a team packed with match-winners.

The Proteas are gasping for breath after successive defeats in the first tw?o ICC Cricket World Cup 201?9 matches.

They were thrashed by England in t?he tournament opener before suffering a shocking 21-run defeat against Bangladesh at the Oval on Su?nday.

“I don’t think we are far away. We were 21 runs short and we can identify areas where we could have made that up whether the bat or the ball,” said Duminy after South Africa’s loss to Bangladesh.

“We are one good performance away from creating a bit of momentum.”

Faf du Plessis’ South Africa will take on Virat Kohli-led India on June 5 in their third match and Duminy reckons it to be a tough contest.

“They (India) have a got a lot of match winners. From the bowling perspective, they rely a lot on spin and obviously a guy like (Jasprit) Bumrah has been in form, particularly in the IPL. So those are the kind of threats in bowling,” Duminy said.

“Obviously one of the best batsman in the world in Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni with his experience, so they pose a big threat. But the beauty of the game and the tournament structure is that, it doesn’t matter where you are ranked or which team you are playing. It is about the performance of the day and that is the most important thing.”

Fielding is also an area where South Africa will look to improve ahead of Indi??a clash on Wednesday.

“Something we thrive on is our body language and creating a presence in the inner ring. That is something we can get better on. If you are going to win a tournament like the World Cup, you need good strong characters in the group,” Duminy said.

“We are up against it so we are going to need each and every individual to be a leader in their own game. We need to understand how we can improve. When you are playing in a tournament like this, there is always going to be external pressure but it’s about embracing that.”

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