New Delhi: South Africa has announced the squad for the two-match series to be played on their historic Pakistan tour. Darley Dupwellian and Otenil Bartman have been included in the team for the first time. South Africa will visit Pakistan for the first time since 2007. The South African team has almost the same players who recently took part in the series against Sri Lanka. Glenton Sterman and Miguel Pretoriya have not been able to become part of the team due to injury and have been replaced by Dupavelian and Bartman.
Glanton and Pretorius were injured while training during the Sri Lanka series. Both will not be able to fit on time. Top-order batsman Renard van Tonder will not be able to fit in time. In his place, Keegan Peterson has been inducted into the team. The team has inducted George Linde and Tabrez Sol into the team along with Keshav Maharaj in the spin department. The fast bowling department has shown confidence in Enrique Nortej, Lutho Sipamla Buran Hendrix, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi.
South Africa squad: Quinton Dekock (captain), Temba Bavuma, Edin Markram, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Kagiso Rabada, Dwayne Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rasi van der Dusan, Enrique Nortz, Viyan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla, Buren Hendrix, Kyle Regione, Sarel Ervi, Keegan Peterson, Tabrez Solsi, George Linde, Darney, Dupavilian, Oteni Bartman.
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