Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday (November 19) announced the 14-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home. Temba Bavuma is all set to return to lead South Africa in the home Test series against Sri Lanka after clearing a fitness test on Monday.
The Proteas Test captain, Temba Bavuma, has recovered from a left elbow injury that sidelined him during the recent series against Bangladesh. Young all-rounder Marco Jansen and fast bowler Gerald Coetzee also returned to the Test squad for the first time since the India Tests last summer.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that the 14-member Test squad will attend a red-ball camp at the Centre of Excellence in Pretoria on November 21–22 before heading to Durban on Saturday, November 23, for the two-match Test series opener against Sri Lanka.
South Africa Test squad for the Sri Lanka series:
Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, and Kyle Verreynne.
To be continued…