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Hard-hitting batter Tristan Stubbs will preserve wickets for a new-look South Africa when it hosts Australia within the first of three Twenty20 Internationals over 5 days at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday, captain Aiden Markram has confirmed.
South Africa has rested a number of of its main gamers for the quickfire sequence, which shall be adopted by 5 One-Day Internationals within the build-up to the Cricket World Cup that begins in India on Oct. 8.
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Stubbs is often a helpful spin choice with the ball however will don the gloves within the absence of the rested Quinton de Kock.
“Tristan will keep wickets,” 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 think it adds another element to his game to take forward in his cricketing journey. We have seen him do well with the ball, we all know what he can do with the bat and now he has got the gloves, so he is an all-dimension player.”
Keshav Maharaj is again enjoying after rupturing his Achilles tendon in March, although he is not going to be within the group for Wednesday’s sport.
(Reuters)
South Africa squad
Aiden Markram (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams.
Australia squad
Matt Short, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
SA vs AUS 1ST T20I LIVE STREAMING
The first T20I between South Africa and Australia shall be streamed LIVE on the FanCode app and web site from 9:30 PM IST on Wednesday, August 30.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com