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PE in the news: De Villiers, Steyn named in Test squad against Zimbabwe

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De Villiers, Steyn named in Test squad against Zimbabwe: He has since reaffirmed his commitment to the longer format, and this game against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth will allow him to ease back into the fold ahead of the three-Test series against India starting in Cape Town on January 5. Steyn, 34 and with 417 …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Four-day tests a boost for smaller nations – Streak: South Africa host Zimbabwe in the first official four-day test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day, a fixture that will also be played as a day-night game. There will be 98 overs in a day, eight more than in five-day matches, and the …
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Glad to have AB de Villiers back in South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma: De Villiers was on Tuesday named in the South Africa Test squad, along with Bavuma, for the day-night four-day game against Zimbabwe starting on Boxing Day (December 26) in Port Elizabeth. However, the right-handed middle-order batsman has said that he …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Dale Steyn “not bothered” about surpassing Shaun Pollock: Steyn has 417 wickets from 85 Tests at 22.30. Steyn has been named in the South African squad that will play the historic pink-ball four-day Test at Port Elizabeth. Pollock, who played from 1995 to 2008, finished with 422 wickets at 23.11 from 108 Tests.
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Dale Steyn plays down hopes of wickets record: That, though, seems likely because Steyn will only play the first two days of the current game before joining the South African Test squad in Port Elizabeth. “I am still fitter than the youngest guys in the side,” he said. “It was just about getting …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Highlights of stories that marked South Africa in 2017: Gloomy festive season for C Town’s Wildschut family Abrahams must not withdraw charges against Zuma: Casac Family of Marikana victim receives a house Mpumalanga municipalities to be taken to court over electricity cuts SABC Education launches 2017 Matric …
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Fit-again Dale Steyn quells retirement talks: He will return to the international circuit during the four-day Test against Zimbabwe which is slated to begin on December 26 at Port Elizabeth. The three-match series against India will start at Cape Town on January 5. At 34 years and 177 days …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Action-packed year for Zim sport: The year has not even ended insofar as our cricketers are concerned. The historic Boxing Day Test in Port Elizabeth against the Mighty South Africa — with the pink ball doing things under floodlights — might as well also define Zimbabwe’s year in …
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Who is Cyril Ramaphosa? A profile of the new leader of the ANC: PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 20: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers a keynote address during the official renaming ceremony of the Nelson Mandela University at the Missionvale Campus on July 20, 2017 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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