Mihlali Mpongwana's rise continues in Caribbean as SA A take 1-0 series lead
Mihlali Mpongwana of Western Province celebrates his century during the CSA One Day Cup final against the North West Dragons. Mihlali Mpongwana of Western Province is one of the new faces in the Proteas ODI squad. Picture: Ryan Wilkisky / BackpagePix
MIHLALI Mpongwana has been one of the up-and-coming all-rounders in domestic cricket for a number of years.
The lanky seam-bowling all-rounder started making waves about two seasons ago when he dominated the One-Day Cup campaign in the blue colours of Western Province cricket.
It is hard to forget the maiden List A century that he scored during the final of the 2023/24 One-Day Cup at Newlands, a knock that saw Western Province win the competition courtesy of Mpongwana and Kyle Verreynne's centuries.
The 25-year-old Mpongwana has since been in a number of Proteas white -ball squads and has gone on to play a One-Day International at Lahore against New Zealand earlier this year.
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