Bloem City Blazers
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| League | T20 Global League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain |
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| Coach |
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| Owner | Sushil Kumar (City Sports) [3] |
| Team information | |
| City |
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
| Colours | Red Yellow |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home ground | Mangaung Oval |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
Bloem City Blazers is a professional franchise Twenty20 cricket team of the T20 Global League in South Africa, which represents the city of Bloemfontein. The team is owned by Sushil Kumar (City Sports), it is Kumar's second team after City KaiTak – Hong Kong T20 Blitz franchise.[4] The marquee player of Bloem City Blazers is David Miller.[5]
Squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 tournament:[5] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[6]
| No. | Name | Nat | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Draft notes [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| – | David Miller |  | 10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Protea marquee |
| – | Theunis de Bruyn | | 8 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 8 |
| – | Janneman Malan | | 18 April 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Round 9 |
| – | Yaseen Vallie | | 30 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Round 14 |
| – | Keegan Petersen | | 8 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Round 16 |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| – | Kieron Pollard | | 12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Captain & international marquee |
| – | Chris Jordan |  | 4 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 2 |
| – | Dwayne Smith |  | 12 April 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Round 3 |
| – | Shaun von Berg | | 16 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Round 4 |
| – | Ryan ten Doeschate |  | 30 June 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 10 |
| – | Werner Coetsee | | 16 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Round 13 |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Morné van Wyk | | 20 March 1979 | Right-handed | Round 6 | |
| – | Clyde Fortuin | | 18 August 1995 | Right-handed | Round 11 | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| – | Dane Paterson | | 4 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Round 1 |
| – | Aaron Phangiso | | 21 January 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Round 5 |
| – | Beuran Hendricks | | 8 June 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Round 7 |
| – | Rayad Emrit | | 8 March 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Round 12 |
| – | Akhona Mnyaka | | 22 June 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | Round 15 |
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
References
- ↑ "Pollard named Bloem City Blazers captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know about the T20 Global League squads". The Citizen. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ↑ "Bloem City Blazers to challenge for T20 Global League". sportsclub. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ↑ "T20 Global League: Know the franchise owners". cricketcountry. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- 1 2 "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pollard chosen first overall by Bloemfontein in SA T20 Global draft". Cricinfo. ESPN. 26 August 2017.
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