{"id":373981,"date":"2026-01-16T21:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/373981\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:10:12","slug":"the-curious-case-and-timing-of-south-africas-t20-world-cup-squad-cricbuzz-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/373981\/","title":{"rendered":"The curious case (and timing) of South Africa&#039;s T20 World Cup squad &#8211; Cricbuzz.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirgFBVV95cUxQS3g2eDhubjk1Z3RhNERWZHlGb19QbmgtQ19sbnJnTC1td0tWWFlsTVJsc2Z1TXdPTXNORTUweW52OU9wZkd5SUFqSms2b092OF9YbVRtOFVyU2IxLUtnZ0hoMHJtMW5VeTMzdVNwTXU3aERqQVZUNHpZb29BZEVackVDU2o2ZWNrd1ota2s0MU5FWXVIMUFUd1lubVJVS1F2UlVhT0ZRZm9jZFVTU1E?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The curious case (and timing) of South Africa&#8217;s T20 World Cup squad<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Cricbuzz.com<a 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