Nortje and Ismail were named arsenic South Africa’s Men's and Women's Player of the Year, respectively.

Shabnim Ismail. Picture: Twitter/@ProteasWomenCSA

JOHANNESBURG - Fast bowlers Anrich Nortje and Shabnim Ismail won the night's biggest prizes astatine the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Awards, erstwhile again.

Nortje and Ismail were connected Friday named South Africa’s Men's and Women's Player of the Year, respectively.

The brace achieved the aforesaid feat successful 2021.

Ismail's 16-year vocation with the nationalist squad came to a fitting extremity arsenic this was the 3rd clip she was named SA's champion Women's Cricketer. She spearheaded the Proteas complaint to the T20 World Cup last with 8 wickets, earlier announcing her status from the planetary game.

Ismail, who volition proceed playing successful white-ball leagues astir the world, admitted the nighttime felt bittersweet.

“I couldn’t person done this without my teammates. The mode I went retired contiguous does marque maine a spot happier but besides bittersweet astatine the aforesaid clip due to the fact that it’s really the extremity of my career. I’m blessed but it’s conscionable truthful surreal."

' Proteas Women (@ProteasWomenCSA) July 7, 2023

For Nortje, the accolade was a testament to the consistency he's shown successful each formats to go a cardinal fig successful the Proteas attack. The paceman was nominated successful each the large nationalist categories and walked distant with the 1 that mattered most.

' Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 7, 2023

Seamer Kagiso Rabada took location 2 awards, including Test Player of the Year and The Best Delivery, portion skipper Temba Bavuma overcame a rocky commencement to the play to beryllium named the ODI Player of the Year.

Other large winners were women's Left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, who scooped 2 awards aft her sublime bowling propelled her to the satellite fig 2 ranking successful T20 internationals, and wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta was voted arsenic the Fans' Player of the Year.

CSA Awards Winners List:

AWARD WINNERS

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS: NATIONAL

SA Women’s Player of the Year: Shabnim Ismail
Women’s T20 International Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
Women’s ODI Player of the Year: Laura Wolvaardt
Women’s Players’ Player of the Year: Nonkululeko Mlaba
SA Men’s Player of the Year: Anrich Nortje
Test Player of the Year: Kagiso Rabada
ODI Player of the Year: Temba Bavuma
T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Reeza Hendricks
International Men’s Newcomer of the Year: Gerald Coetzee
SA Men Players’ Player of the Year: David Miller
SA Fans’ Player of the Year: Sinalo Jafta
Best Delivery: Kagiso Rabada

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS: DOMESTIC

Division 1 4-Day Domestic Series Player of the Season: Beyers Swanepoel (Warriors)
Division 2 4-Day Domestic Series Player of the Season: Rivaldo Moonsamy (Northern Cape Heat)
Division 1 One-Day Cup Player of the Season: Ryan Rickelton (Lions)
Division 2 One-Day Cup Player of the Season: Joshua van Heerden (Eastern Cape Iinyathi)
CSA T20 Challenge Player of the Season: Bamanye Xenxe (Boland Rocks)
Division 1 Coach of the Year: Mandla Mashimbyi (Titans)
Division 2 Coach of the Year: Mark Charlton (Northern Cape Heat)
Domestic Players’ Player of the Season: Ryan Rickelton (Lions)
Domestic Newcomer of the Season: Jordan Hermann (Warriors)
SACA Most Valuable Player Award: Beyers Swanepoel (Warriors)
Makhaya Ntini Power of Cricket Award: Mondli Khumalo

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS: OPERATIONS

CSA Umpires’ Umpire of the Year: Adrian Holdstock
CSA Umpire of the Year: Adrian Holdstock