Proteas Men’s fast bowler Kwena Maphaka has been ruled out of the one-off T20 International (T20I) against Namibia and the white-ball tour of Pakistan due to a hamstring strain.
The 19-year-old sustained the injury during the DP World Lions’ opening 4-Day Series match against WSB Western Province at WSB Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town last week.
Subsequent scans and medical assessments revealed a grade 1-2 injury, and he will undergo rehabilitation over the next four weeks.
Hollywoodbets Dolphins paceman Ottneil Baartman has been named as Maphaka’s replacement for the T20I against Namibia at Namibia Cricket Ground on Saturday, 11 October. He has also been included in the T20I squad for the three-match series against Pakistan later this month. Baartman last featured for the Proteas during the home T20I series against Pakistan in December.
Lizaad Williams has been added to the One-Day International (ODI) squad for the Pakistan series.
The squad for the Namibia T20I will depart for Windhoek from OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday, 09 October.
Management – T20I against Namibia
Wandile Gwavu (head coach), Riaan Osman (team manager), Justin Ontong (batting coach), Albie Morkel (bowling coach), Brendon Kleynhans (performance analyst), Dr Davina Naidoo-Jewkes (team doctor), Brent Martin (physiotherapist), Johan Pretorius (strength and conditioning coach), Kirk November (security officer).
Proteas T20I squad against Namibia
Donovan Ferreira (captain, Momentum Multiply Titans), Ottneil Baartman (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Nandre Burger (World Sports Betting Western Province), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Quinton de Kock (DP World Lions), Bjorn Fortuin (DP World Lions), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Rubin Hermann (North-West Dragons), Rivaldo Moonsamy (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nqaba Peter (DP World Lions), Lhuan-dré Pretorius (Momentum Multiply Titans), Andile Simelane (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Jason Smith (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), and Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans).
Proteas T20I squad against Pakistan
David Miller (captain, Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Ottneil Baartman (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Corbin Bosch (Momentum Multiply Titans), Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nandre Burger (World Sports Betting Western Province), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Quinton de Kock (DP World Lions), Donovan Ferreira (Momentum Multiply Titans), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), George Linde (Momentum Multiply Titans), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nqaba Peter (DP World Lions), Lhuan-dré Pretorius (Momentum Multiply Titans), Andile Simelane (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), and Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans).
Proteas ODI squad against Pakistan
Matthew Breetzke (captain, Dafabet Warriors), Corbin Bosch (Momentum Multiply Titans), Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nandre Burger (World Sports Betting Western Province), Gerald Coetzee (Momentum Multiply Titans), Quinton de Kock (DP World Lions), Tony de Zorzi (World Sports Betting Western Province), Donovan Ferreira (Momentum Multiply Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (DP World Lions), George Linde (World Sports Betting Western Province), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Nqaba Peter (DP World Lions), Lhuan-dré Pretorius (Momentum Multiply Titans), Sinethemba Qeshile (Dafabet Warriors), and Lizaad Williams (Momentum Multiply Titans).
Fixtures
T20I Namibia
Saturday, 11 October
Namibia vs South Africa – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
White-ball Tour against Pakistan
T20I Series
1st T20I – Tuesday, 28 October
Pakistan vs South Africa – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
2nd T20I – Friday, 31 October
Pakistan vs South Africa – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
3rd T20I – Saturday, 01 November
Pakistan vs South Africa – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
ODI Series
1st ODI – Tuesday, 04 November
Pakistan vs South Africa – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
2nd ODI – Thursday, 06 November
Pakistan vs South Africa – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
3rd ODI – Saturday, 08 November
Pakistan vs South Africa – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
