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T20 World Cup: Anrich Nortje believes the past two months have given him the perfect platform to push for a place in South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad, which is set to be announced next week, as the fast bowler continues his comeback from a long run of injuries.

Nortje made a thunderous start to the SA20 season for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, tearing through Paarl Royals with figures of 4 for 13 to bowl them out for a tournament-record low total of 49. It marked his best T20 returns since last year’s World Cup and his first appearance in South Africa’s franchise competition since the inaugural season.

His back issues forced him to miss the second and third editions, while injuries have limited him to just two international matches over the past 18 months.