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Quinton de Kock will lead the Proteas test team for the 2020/2021 season.
The team that will face Sri Lanka in a series of two events has also been named, beginning on Boxing Day.
De Kock’s appointment for this season is motivated by the light load of test cricket this season, with Proteas only playing three series against Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia respectively. The National Team Panel led by Selector Coordinator Victor Mpitsang is confident in De Kock’s leadership capabilities and the leadership he has shown thus far and will spend the next few months finalizing the appointment of the player who will assume the permanent role.
Mpitsang said: “We are satisfied, as the National Selection Panel, with the decision we have made to ensure continuity within the team, as we work to make the best decision for its future without the pressure of time constraints. Quinton (de Kock) is happy to continue in the role for the upcoming season and is comfortable with balancing the workload and we fully support him as captain.
“We are also satisfied with the leadership group of the team and, at the same time, we are cultivating a strong culture of individual leadership, so that the team produces a sustainable flow of potential captains for the future.”
In other exciting team news, Sarel Erwee, Glenton Stuurman and Kyle Verreynne have received the first Proteas Test calls for the tour, while the latter’s former South Africa U-19 captain, Wiaan Mulder, returns to the national team afterward. of a period. A prolonged injury kept him out of action.
Erwee, 31, has enjoyed a long period of consistent good performances culminating in his call-up for this tour, most notably his 199 at the season opener of the Hollywoodbets Dolphins CSA 4-Day National Series. against the Imperial Lions last month. He is averaging 60.28 with 469 runs in eight innings so far in the competition.
Stuurman will make an exciting addition to Protea’s bowling attack. The 28-year-old, medium-paced right-arm player from Oudtshoorn boasts an impressive 4-day Series record of 181 wickets in 46 games with a bowling average of 21.28 for the Warriors. His best 7/12 bowling figures are topped off by a high score of 81 of his 671 total runs, making him a player to be reckoned with in this format.
The last season has been an impressive one for Verreynne, 23, in the National 4 Day Series. He amassed 551 runs in 11 innings, averaging 55.10, including two centuries and three half centuries for Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras. Before joining the national team for the limited tour of overs against England, he had deposited 247 runs in two games, with an average of 61.75 in his competition account.
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To say that the Proteas will sport a safe hitting unit would be to put it lightly. Aiden Markram, who had his test summer interrupted by a fractured finger last season, has been outstanding for the Momentum Multiply Titans in the opening rounds of this season’s 4-Day Series, breaking three centuries and returning a total of 469 runs. in four. matches, with an average of 78.16. Keegan Petersen has a century and a half under his belt for the Dolphins, averaging 57.66 in the competition, while Mulder brings much-needed off-road capabilities to the fold with a fresh, undefeated century from last week on his own. for the Lions, also with an average superior to 50 (59.25).
Kagiso Rabada and Dwaine Pretorius are still not fit enough for the physical efforts of test cricket as a result of injuries sustained during the England tour. They and one or two other players being considered by the Selectors will go through evaluations in the next few days to see if they will be fit enough to be added to the team before Game 2. An update will be provided next week.
Therefore, Lungi Ngidi will lead the pace attack with Anrich Nortje and Beuran Hendricks, who impressed last summer against England. Ngidi missed the cricket test last season due to injury.
Proteas test kit against Sri Lanka:
Quinton de Kock (captain, Momentum Multiply Titans), Temba Bavuma (Imperial Lions), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), Faf du Plessis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Beuran Hendricks (Imperial Lions), Dean Elgar (Momentum Multiply Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Rassie van der Dussen (Imperial Lions), Sarel Erwee (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Glenton Stuurman (Warriors), Wiaan Mulder (Imperial Lions), Keegan Petersen (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Kyle Verreynne (Six Gun Grill Cape Cobras).
Betway test series against Sri Lanka
Saturday, December 26-30, 2020 at 10:00 AM SAST:
1S t Betway Test match (WTC) South Africa v Sri Lanka, SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sunday, January 03-07, 2021 at 10:00 SAST:
2North Dakota Betway Test match (WTC) South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Imperial Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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