SA20: Gurbaz set to reunite with Trott at Pretoria Capitals

Pretoria Capitals have made a significant signing, bringing Afghanistan's talented wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz on board for the upcoming SA20 2025 season. Gurbaz will have the chance to reunite with former coach Jonathan Trott, who led Afghanistan to their first-ever World Cup semi-final earlier this year. Trott, who was recently appointed as the new head coach of the Capitals, will be looking to continue the team's success following the departure of Graham Ford last month.

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At 22, Gurbaz is already a T20 globetrotter and is currently in action for Bangla Tigers Mississauga in the Global T20 Canada, but this will be his first stint at the SA20. However, he has already been part of the Capitals' franchise in the ILT20 - Dubai - in 2023-24, scoring 146 runs in eight innings at an average of 18.25 and strike rate of 155.31. Gurbaz also brings IPL experience, having won the title with Kolkata Knight Riders earlier this year.

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Gurbaz's T20I form is also encouraging: he was the top run-getter in the 2024 T20 World Cup, with 281 runs in eight innings at an average of 35.12 and strike rate of 124.33.

Gurbaz will join the likes of Wayne Parnell, Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Jimmy Neesham and Anrich Nortje, who were among Capitals' retentions for the upcoming season, and England batter Ollie Pope, who is another new signing.