SA ‘A’ Squads For India A Tour Named

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today announced the South Africa A (SA ‘A’) squads for the India A tour of South Africa beginning next week.

SA ‘A’ will play two four-day matches against India A at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom and at Willowmoore Park in Benoni starting from 11 and 26 December respectively.

The first match, which will be led by former SA U19 captain Bryce Parsons, has afforded the opportunity to test the depth of the talent pool within CSA’s pipeline structures.

Meanwhile, the second match will see the return of several Test capped players, including Zubayr Hamza, Duanne Olivier, Ryan Rickelton, and Khaya Zondo, along with Proteas spinner Bjorn Fortuin.

Matthew Breetzke, who is currently with the Proteas T20 International squad against India, will captain the side.

South Africa A squad against India A – 1^st Four-day Match

Bryce Parsons (captain, Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Eathan Bosch (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Junaid Dawood (DP World Lions), Jean du Plessis (Six Gun Grill Gardens Route Badgers), Rubin Hermann (North West Dragons), Connor Esterhuizen (DP World Lions), Evan Jones (DP World Lions), Kurtlyn Mannikam (AET Tuskers), Odirile Modimokoane (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Hlompho Modimokoane (North West Dragons), Siya Plaatjie (Dafabet Warriors), Cameron Shekleton (AET Tuskers) and Yaseen Valli (AET Tuskers).

South Africa A squad against India A – 2^nd Four-day Match

Matthew Breetzke (captain, Dafabet Warriors), Bjorn Fortuin (DP World Lions), Zubayr Hamza (DP World Lions), Tshepo Moreki (DP World Lions), Duanne Olivier (DP World Lions), Sinethemba Qeshile (Dafabet Warriors), Josh Richards (DP World Lions), Ryan Rickelton (DP World Lions), Jason Smith (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Johan van Dyk (Northern Cape Heat) and Khaya Zondo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins). Players 12 and 13 TBC.

South Africa A tour against India A Itinerary

11 – 14 December at 10:00  

South Africa A vs India A at JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom

26 – 29 December at 10:00 

South Africa A vs India A at Willowmoore Park in Benoni

Source: cricket.co.za

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Dale Willem Steyn (; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African Cricket Team. He is often regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time and the greatest Test bowler of his generation. During the 2007–08 season, Steyn achieved a tally of 78 wickets at an average of 16.24, and was subsequently rewarded with the ICC 2008 Test Cricketer of the Year Award. He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013, and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2013 in 2014’s Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. He was featured in Wisden Cricketers of the Decade at the end of 2019. He also was included in the ICC Test Team of the Decade at the end of 2020.Steyn dominated the number one spot in the ICC Test rankings during the peak of his career, for a record 263 weeks between 2008 and 2014. Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan sits next on the list with 214 weeks. In terms of days, Steyn has spent 2,356 days at the top as of 6 October 2016. In October 2012, former South African test cricketer Allan Donald called the South African pace attack, which Steyn was part of, alongside Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel, the best South Africa has ever produced. In December 2018, during the first Test against Pakistan, Steyn became the leading wicket taker for South Africa in Test cricket, previously held by all-rounder and former-captain Shaun Pollock.On 5 August 2019, Steyn announced his retirement from Test cricket, to focus on limited-overs cricket. Steyn announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 31 August 2021.