Kane Williamson to play SA20 after T20 retirement:Taijul Islam replaced in Durban Super Giants; Narine Buttler also part of the team

After retiring from T20s last week, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson will now be seen playing in the T20 league in South Africa. He will replace Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Taijul Islam in the Durban Super Giants (DSG) squad. The team also includes Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad, West Indies’ Sunil Narine and England’s Jos Buttler. Taijul was bought for Rs 25.50 lakh DSG had not retained Williamson in this year’s mega auction. Meanwhile, Taijul was bought for approximately Rs 25.50 lakh (5 lakh South African Rand). However, he will not be able to play the fourth season of the league. Williamson had debuted in the league last season while playing for DSG. He scored 233 runs in 8 matches at an average of 46.60 with a strike rate of 118.87. He was the team’s top scorer, yet the team released him. Last season, the Durban team was at the bottom of the points table. Williamson is LSG’s advisor in IPL Just last month, IPL team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) appointed Kane Williamson as their strategic advisor. He also signed a casual agreement with New Zealand Cricket, so that he could play in leagues around the world. After playing SA20 last year, Williamson participated in England’s The Hundred league for the first time. He also joined the domestic T20 tournament, Vitality Blast, there after 7 years. Three months before the T20 World Cup began, he also retired from this format for New Zealand. Durban’s first match on December 28 The fourth season of SA20 will begin on Boxing Day, December 26. Durban Super Giants will start their campaign with a match against MI Cape Town on December 28. Sunrisers Eastern Cape has won SA20 twice and MI once. The Durban team was the runner-up in 2024. Williamson has scored 51 T20 fifties Kane Williamson has played 93 T20 Internationals for New Zealand. He has also played 284 T20s for various teams. In these, he scored 7275 runs at a strike rate of 123.45. He has 1 century and 51 fifties to his name. He has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in the IPL.