Proteas is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Proteas in a sentence
Related words
Proteas meaning
The South African cricket team
Using Proteas
- The main meaning on this page is: The South African cricket team
- In the example corpus, proteas often appears in combinations such as: the proteas, proteas have, proteas in.
Context around Proteas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Proteas
- In this selection, "proteas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lead, spar, denounce, women, limited and setup stand out and add context to how "proteas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the proteas packed the and bavuma s proteas blew out. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "proteas" sits close to words such as acreage, adaptable and akron, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with proteas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Can Markram magic lead Proteas to World Cup glory? (9 words)
But even he can't finish this game for the Proteas. (11 words)
Getting back into the Proteas environment is always special,” admitted Walter. (11 words)
The Proteas Veterans become the second national cricket team to challenge for World Cup honours at Newlands in recent months, with captain Louis Koen hoping to lead his charges one step further than the Proteas Women’s team were able to in late February. (44 words)
On Tuesday night it was confirmed that the Proteas had qualified for the 2023 50-over Cricket World Cup to be hosted in India later this year directly and would not have the ignominy of having to qualify through the play-offs. (42 words)
One only has to cast the mind back to the men's T20 World Cup in November last year in Adelaide, where Temba Bavuma's Proteas blew out against the Netherlands when a win would have secured a semi-final spot. (41 words)
Can Markram magic lead Proteas to World Cup glory? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Proteas limited-overs skipper Temba Bavuma said the coaching change in the Proteas setup is something they need to adapt to.
The Proteas Veterans become the second national cricket team to challenge for World Cup honours at Newlands in recent months, with captain Louis Koen hoping to lead his charges one step further than the Proteas Women’s team were able to in late February.
After that the South African team were pushed further back as Jadeja snapped up Proteas captain Aiden Markram while Yadav picked Donovan Ferreira.
At that stage, Mooney was riding her luck too as she sought creative ways to hit boundaries, with reverse scoops as the Proteas packed the offside.
But even he can't finish this game for the Proteas.
Can Markram magic lead Proteas to World Cup glory?
Despite the pressure he faced, however, Coetzee showed maturity beyond his years as he formed a key part of the Proteas attack.
Ex-Proteas cricketer Daryll Cullinan says he's been battling prostate cancer of late.
Getting back into the Proteas environment is always special,” admitted Walter.
Netball South Africa (NSA) has announced the Spar Proteas squad for the World Cup.
One only has to cast the mind back to the men's T20 World Cup in November last year in Adelaide, where Temba Bavuma's Proteas blew out against the Netherlands when a win would have secured a semi-final spot.
On Tuesday night it was confirmed that the Proteas had qualified for the 2023 50-over Cricket World Cup to be hosted in India later this year directly and would not have the ignominy of having to qualify through the play-offs.
Proteas ODI captain Temba Bavuma defends captaincy and playing while not 100% fit and admits to batting challenges.
Proteas Women’s all-rounder Nadine de Klerk believes their play had positive aspects despite the team slipping to a 17-run defeat to England in their first ICC Women’s World Cup warm-up match on Monday.
So there’s no reason for us to suggest the Proteas have no hope.
South Africa never let the run-rate spiral and Bavuma was authoritative up top with 109 from 102 deliveries before Miller’s expertise at the death helped the Proteas home with five wickets to spare.
Speaking to Star Sports, Gavaskar didn’t leave the opportunity to denounce Proteas cricket board, stating that the entire ground should have been covered.
That’s the sort of inspiration the Proteas need in white-ball cricket and Conrad will also be a good man to bring back some toughness and smarter cricket to the Test team.
The 27-year-old has been released from the squad and will return to his provincial team where he will undergo his rehabilitation under the supervision of the Proteas' medical team.
The decision backfired as England crumbled in the 22nd over for 170 in front of Proteas pace attack while chasing a mammoth 400-run target.
Common combinations with proteas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the proteas 95×
- proteas have 7×
- proteas in 6×
- proteas to 5×
- former proteas 5×
- proteas team 4×
- proteas women 3×
- proteas captain 3×
- proteas attack 3×
- proteas need 3×