Magical Mondli's back: 'The scar reminds me that I've been through so much'

24 Feb

Khanyiso Tshwaku

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Kwazulu-Natal Inland Tuskers seamer Mondli Khumalo celebrating the wicket of Warriors opener Jiveshan Pillary on day one of their four-day series game in Pietermaritzburg. It was Khumalo's first game after being assaulted in 2022. (Image: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

The spotlight at the Four-Day Series game between the Warriors and KwaZulu-Natal Inland Tuskers may have been on Tristan Stubbs' 302*, but a return of even more significance transpired in the fixture.

The match marked Mondli Khumalo's return to first-class cricket after he was the victim of a brutal assault in Bridgwater on 29 May 2022 and was hospitalised at the Southmead Hospital Bristol.

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