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Despite The Weather Conditions The Proteas Pulled It Off.
Kyle Verreynne Celebrates after winning on Second day Test Getty Images.
By Mercy Kosgei Kyle Verreynne was born in 1997, and began his sporting journey in one of the best schools in South Africa. He is a product of Wynberg Boys, which is the best and known for alumnus that include Jacques Kallis and therefore have shown incredible excellence in sporting career. At 16, Verreynne encountered a life-threatening challenge whereby, he was involved in an accident whereby he broke his arm while playing hockey at the field. It took him quite some time to heal and this meant that he missed upon selection for school and he decided to concentrate on cricket and left hockey In 2016, he participated in under 19 World cup squad, he played as second highest scorer and got noticed for batting skills. In 2021, he participated in sixth test where he recorded second innings unbeaten 136 and hence South Africa levelled a series in New Zealand. He then signed up for T20 level for Joburg super Kings for inaugural season of South Africa and Pretoria capitals season 2 where he was ranked as highest sco

This article first appeared on Cricket on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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