Ottneil Baartman reminded the cricketing world, and Proteas coach Shukri Conrad, just what a phenomenal performer he is with the ball by taking a hat trick and five wickets in guiding the Paarl Royals to a SA20 victory against Pretoria Capitals in Centurion on Thursday.
Baartman has been left out of the Proteas 15-man T20 World Cup squad, despite being the SA20s leading wicket-taker this season with 16 wickets in five matches, at an average of 9.44 and economy rate of 8.09.
The right-arm seam bowler took 5/16 on Thursday night to help the Royals beat the Capitals by six wickets and qualify for the play-offs with two round robin matches remaining.
