Mignon du Preez to coach one of the teams in CSA's Solidarity Cup

Mignon du Preez, the South Africa batter, has been appointed coach of Kagiso Rabada's Kingfishers, one of the three teams in Cricket South Africa's newest men's competition, the Solidarity Cup.



The competition, which will see three teams consisting of eight players each compete in a new format, is set to begin on June 27 and will mark the return of cricket to South Africa.

Super excited to get involved with this awesome initiative from CSA 🏏 https://t.co/JwbKAjabKg

— Mignon du Preez (@MdpMinx22) June 17, 2020

Rabada's side includes the likes of Faf du Plessis, Chris Morris, and Tabraiz Shamsi, all of whom have plenty of international experience under their belt. The other four players in the side are Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Heinrich Klaasen and Glenton Stuurman.



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Du Preez, who was part of South Africa's squad at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia, will have the company of Geoffrey Toyana and Wandile Gwavu who are serving as coaches of the other two competing teams.

Very special day

A gate named in @MdpMinx22 Mignon du Preez’s honour at Centurion

And up on the Wall of fame! pic.twitter.com/inNqVfacRe

— Natalie Germanos 🏏 (@NatalieGermanos) March 22, 2019

The competition will take place at Centurion which is du Preeez's home ground for the Northerns. Early last year, the Northerns Cricket Union unveiled the 'Mignon du Preez Gate' at the stadium to celebrate one of their greatest players. She was also added to the Wall of Fame.



The 31-year-old, who has played over 200 internationals for South Africa, took to social media to express her gratitude to be involved in the tournament.