Cricket South Africa (CSA) has Declared a full-strength team for a few of ODIs against the Netherlands on Monday, March 27. Benoni and Johannesburg will host the fixtures on March 31 and April 2, appropriately, as the Proteas eye a direct condition for the 50-over World Cup.
Pacer Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have come back to the fold after captioning the series against the West Indies. The selectors refreshed both fast bowlers from the 3-match series against the Caribbeans, the conclusion in a 1-1 draw, with the Primary game resulting in a washout due to persistent showers.
Caption Temba Bavuma front a fitness test on Tuesday to assure he has cured from the niggle he picked up over his knock of 144 in the 2nd ODI against the West Indies.
Throwing light on the team, Proteas’ white-ball coach Rob Walter stated that they had given themselves a more probability of qualification with a full-strength team. As mentioned by ESPN Cricinfo, Walter specified:
“We have named our strongest possible squad for these games given the importance of these matches in the context of qualifying for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. We have a job to do and I am confident that with this group of players, we can get the job done.”
The series will also be the initial South Africa face of the Dutch since the latter flabbergasted them in their last group game of the 2022 T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
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