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U19 World Cup: After roping in Joe Root and Dinesh Karthik, Paarl Royals have revealed the England duo of all-rounder Jacob Bethell and batter Sam Hain as their newest overseas signings ahead of next year’s SA20 Season 3.

Bethell was born and raised in Barbados and won a sports scholarship to the Rugby School in Warwickshire at the age of 13. Having started as a spin bowler who could bat, Bethell moved up the age groups at Warwickshire with his all-round attributes.

He was also part of the England Men's U19 team becoming runners-up in the 2022 U19 World Cup in the West Indies. After that, Bethell has been involved with his county across all three formats, impressing both with the bat and ball. In 38 T20s so far, he has amassed 676 runs at a strike rate of over 140 with the majority of his runs coming in boundaries.