Hard-hitting batter Tristan Stubbs will maintain wicket for a new-look South Africa after they host Australia within the first of three Twenty20 Internationals over 5 days at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday, captain Aiden Markram has confirmed.
South Africa have rested a number of of their main gamers for the quickfire sequence, which can be adopted by 5 One-Day Internationals within the build-up to the Cricket World Cup that begins in India on October 8.
Stubbs is normally a helpful spin possibility with the ball however will don the gloves within the absence of rested Quinton de Kock.
“Tristan will keep wicket,” Markram mentioned on Tuesday. “He has been working really hard the last couple of weeks. He is a guy who will never leave a stone unturned. He has spent hours and hours working on his keeping.
“I believe it provides one other factor to his sport to take ahead in his cricketing journey. We have seen him do effectively with the ball, everyone knows what he can do with the bat and now he has bought the gloves, so he’s an all-dimension participant.”
Keshav Maharaj is back playing after rupturing his Achilles tendon in March, though he will not be in the team for Wednesday’s game.
“It is implausible to see him again on the park,” Markram said. “It has been a tricky journey for him, however he has been extremely dedicated and motivated to get forward of schedule by way of his restoration.”
South Africa have included precocious batting talent Dewald Brevis among several new faces in the squad, with De Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada all rested.
“It is a more moderen and fewer skilled group, however we’re right here to win,” Markram said. “It is a superb alternative for us as a barely youthful workforce to tackle an excellent Australian facet.
“There might be errors made on the night, but we are not too worried about that.”
Markram says South Africa won’t use their lacking gamers as an excuse if issues don’t go to plan within the sequence.
“It is about two teams that really enjoy playing against each other, respect each other and play the game nice and tough,” he mentioned. “We have a way we want to play and it is about giving guys the freedom to do that.
“We will not use inexperience as an excuse, we consider everybody right here can win video games for South Africa.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
