{
  "id": 12622512,
  "title": "Baptism of fire: Can prolific Marques Ackerman solve the Proteas’ No 3 riddle against Australia?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/baptism-of-fire-can-prolific-marques-ackerman-solve-the-proteas-no-3",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/2026-10-07-baptism-of-fire-can-prolific-marques-ackerman-solve-the-proteas-no-3-riddle-against-australia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Averaging 82.92 in his last 10 appearances for SA A, Dolphins skipper Marques Ackerman could step straight into the Proteas No 3 slot for Friday's series opener against Australia in Durban.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}