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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has included three extra gamers to the Proteas squad forward of the Test sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. This kinds a part of the organisation’s plan to combine extra gamers on the conclusion of the newest spherical of the CSA 4-Day Cup. Former South Africa under-19 captain Raynard van Tonder, Lutho Sipamla and Dwaine Pretorius had been those to be added to the staff. This is a maiden Proteas call-up for van Tonder, whereas Sipamla can be equally excited as that is his first inclusion into the Test squad, the CSA launch stated. Van Tonder has been distinctive with the bat on this season’s 4-Day Cup. He is the highest run scorer of the competitors thus far with 604 in 5 matches at a mean of 67.11.
The 22-year-old notched up a career-best double ton (261 balls) for the VKB Knights of their fixture in opposition to the Imperial Lions this week. That, coupled with the 2 centuries and half-century already in his tally for the competitors, makes for an thrilling expertise and addition to the nationwide staff.
Pretorius has made nice progress from the hamstring harm he picked up final month simply earlier than the beginning of the England tour. He would have accomplished the final step of the CSA Return to Play protocol by taking part in within the now postponed spherical of the 4-Day Cup and can as an alternative work intently with the staff’s medical employees and coaches to make sure that he’s Test match-ready.
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Kagiso Rabada has not but been medically cleared to play. The staff will assemble in Pretoria to start preparation for the tour on Saturday.
Proteas Test squad in opposition to Sri Lanka: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Beuran Hendricks, Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen, Sarel Erwee, Anrich Nortje, Glenton Stuurman, Wiaan Mulder, Keegan Petersen, Kyle Verreynne, Migael Pretorius, Dwaine Pretorius, Lutho Sipamla, Raynard van Tonder.
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