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Paarl Royals have beefed up their spin contingent with the addition of Afghanistan mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for Betway SA20 Season 3.
Over the past two seasons, the Royals’ home ground Boland Park has earned a reputation as a haven for the slow bowlers, and Mujeeb will certainly find the conditions much to his liking.
The Royals have compiled a potent spin trio with Mujeeb joining Royals stalwart Bjorn Fortuin and the recently Proteas-capped leg-spinner Nqaba Peter.
Despite being just 23-years-old, Mujeeb is an experienced T20 franchise league campaigner, having played 241 matches and taken 257 wickets at an average of 23.78 and economy of 6.76.
Mujeeb has been part of the Royals’ family previously, having played for Paarl Royals’ sister franchise Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League.
He has stamped his authority on the international game by becoming the youngest player to take five wickets in an ODI – at the age of just 16 years and 325 days – for Afghanistan.
Mujeeb was also an integral part of the Afghanistan team that progressed to the ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals in the Caribbean and USA.
“Mujeeb is an impressive young man who has performed in the best leagues around the world. He has the ability to deceive batters with his variety and pick up crucial wickets, and as his stats state, he can be very economical as well. He adds a lot of depth and variety to our spin bowling department, and we are all very excited to have him make a real impact at the Paarl Royals,” said Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara.
MUJEEB STATS & FACTS
T20Is: 46 | Wickets: 59 | Best bowling: 5/20 | Economy rate: 6.35 | Strike rate: 17 | 4-fors: 1
T20s: 241 | Wickets: 257 | Best bowling: 5/15 | Economy rate: 6.76 | Strike rate: 21.1 | 4-fors: 3
Name of Author: SA20 League
SA20, officially known as the Betway SA20 for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa organized by Cricket South Africa (CSA). First held in the 2023 season, the league features six city-based teams. Sunrisers Eastern Cape won the first two editions of the tournament.
