South Africa and West Indies start a three-match one-day worldwide collection at Buffalo Park in East London on March 16. Image for representational function solely.
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South Africa have a new coach and the West Indies a new captain as they start a three-match one-day worldwide collection at Buffalo Park in East London on March 16.
Proteas coach Rob Walter and West Indian captain Shai Hope will each be searching for a successful formulation at the start of a vital interval for each groups within the lead-up to the Cricket World Cup in India in October and November.
Neither South Africa nor West Indies are assured a spot in cricket’s showpiece occasion as they languish in eighth and 9 locations on the International Cricket Council’s World Cup Super League.
The prime eight groups qualify robotically for the World Cup – the remaining must survive a qualifying event in Zimbabwe in June and July.
South Africa can overtake the West Indies – and each might be trumped by Sri Lanka – because the Super League involves an finish early subsequent month.
The collection beginning on Thursday won’t rely in the direction of qualification because it falls outdoors the Super League programme.
Both groups might be much-changed from the edges that performed in a Test collection received 2-0 by South Africa.
Only 4 of the South Africans performed within the Tests, together with captain Temba Bavuma.
The different three, quick bowler Gerald Coetzee and batsman Tony de Zorzi, who each made their Test debuts within the latest collection, and Ryan Rickelton, have but to play in a one-day worldwide.
Injuries saved out all-rounder Wiaan Mulder and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, who had been initially chosen.
Walter will take cost for the primary time since being appointed final month. He has labored with the South African workforce as a energy and conditioning coach however has spent the previous seven years teaching in New Zealand.
He has made modifications within the assist employees, together with the appointment of former nationwide gamers JP Duminy and Rory Kleinveldt as batting and bowling coaches.
Hope, 29, was appointed West Indies skipper after Nicholas Pooran resigned from the white-ball management after the T20 World Cup final 12 months. Pooran continues to be a part of the squad.
Hope has a formidable one-day report, with a median of 48.95 from 104 one-day internationals. He captained Barbados within the regional 50-overs competitors final 12 months.
Roston Chase, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alazarri Joseph and Kyle Mayers performed within the Tests.
The first two matches might be performed at Buffalo Park, which has not hosted a one-day worldwide since Bangladesh performed there in October 2017. Since then there have been two T20 internationals, the latest towards England in February 2020.
Squads:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Sisanda Magala, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams, Rassie van der Dussen.
West Indies: Shai Hope (captain), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keecy Carty, Roston Chase, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith.
Fixtures:
16 March, East London (day-night)
18 March, East London (day-night)
21 March, Potchefstroom (day)
