The Proteas will formally kick off a brand new period in South African cricket once they face West Indies in the primary Test at SuperSport Park, in Centurion on Tuesday (February 28). Temba Bavuma will take the reins for the primary time as captain with Shukri Conrad heading the hosts as red-ball coach for the two-game sequence, the ultimate task for the house facet in their 2021-2023 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
The Proteas are fourth in these rankings having been in the highest three for a lot of the competitors, though they’re now formally out of the operating to achieve the June remaining. Nonetheless, they nonetheless have lots to sit up for underneath the brand new management group and loads of new faces in a powerful squad for the sequence. “I think it’s exciting times for all the guys involved. It’s the start of a new journey. We’d like to start with a clean slate and really go out there playing the way we want to play,” stated Bavuma in the pre-match press convention on Monday.
“I think you’re going to hear me saying that a lot, how we want to go about our business. That’s the exciting part. I’d like to see how it all looks on the field of play. We come into the series against the West Indies wanting to win the series and that is what we’ll be aiming to do,” he added.
The batting ranks have been bolstered by the return of Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen and Ryan Rickelton, whereas Tony de Zorzi can be in the combo after an excellent home season to date. The bowling too has loads of recent choices together with the recalling of Senuran Muthusamy, Wiaan Mulder and the uncapped Gerald Coetzee.
South Africa vs West Indies 1st Test Details
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Date & Time: February 28-March 4, 130pm IST onwards
Live Streaming and TV particulars: Sony Sports Network and SonyLiv web site and app.
SA vs WI 1st Test Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Joshua da Silva
Batters: Dean Elgar, Kraigg Brathwaite, Tagenarine Chanderpaul
All-rounders: Marco Jansen, Roston Chase, Jason Holder
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Alzarri Joseph
Captain: Alzarri Joseph
Vice-captain: Keshav Maharaj
SA vs WI 1st Test Predicted 11
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma (C), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Raymon Reifer, Joshua Da Silva, G Moti-Kanhai, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph
