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Quinton de Kock began his tenure as test captain by losing the toss to his Sri Lankan counterpart Dimuth Karunaratne, opting to hit first in Test 1 at Centurion on Saturday morning.
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It’s an interesting decision given the distinctly green tint of the SuperSport Park wicket, though the islanders can be sure to see an inexperienced South African bowling attack who hasn’t been playing much cricket lately.
Strikingly, 22-year-old Lutho Sipamla will make his debut, and Warriors locksmith Glenton Stuurman will run into trouble after he craved a Vernon Philander-like role.
Sipamla was not covered in glory during the recent T20 series against England, but he is highly rated by national coach Mark Boucher and did well in four-day cricket last season, capturing 24 wickets at 24.62.
He has played 10 limited overs games to date for the Proteas.
In the batting order, Wiaan Mulder nods as the designated off-roader on the side.
After a series of injuries over the past year, the Highveld Lions hitting all-rounder has returned to national consciousness with some good batting performances, particularly one hundred and ninety in this last four-day game, and has been playing hard. constantly.
Rassie van der Dussen will occupy the all-important No. 3 spot in the batting order.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has given a debut to the burly Wanindu Hasaranga.
Proteas:
Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock (captain yw / k), Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi
Sri Lanka:
Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Niroshan Dickwella (w / k), Wanindu Hasaranga, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Ranjitha, Lahiru Kumara
