It bodes well for the experienced duo just days out from South Africa’s squad announcement for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, with spots in the Proteas’ 15-player group likely at a premium given their wealth of riches in all departments.
Nortje was South Africa’s leading wicket-taker at the most recent edition of the T20 World Cup in 2024 when he claimed 15 wickets as the team finished as the runners up behind India and the 32-year-old is hoping to stay injury free and keep his momentum going prior to the start of the tournament on February 7.
“Hopefully I get selected but for now it’s just to try and build, take it game by game and day by day,” Nortje said.
“I had a nice little build up starting with the CSA T20 challenge and then got the call up for the India series. I’d call it the ideal build up.
“From here on it’s just to try and execute and work on one or two things.
“It’s also so busy, so it’s just to try and keep momentum going, keep a clear head and keep focus. I’d probably call it the ideal build up just from where I was a few months ago to now.”