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- ↑ "2nd Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Dubai (DSC), Feb 9 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ↑ "JJ Smit wins top cricketing awards". The Namibian. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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