BATTING sensation Richard Levi will return home from New Zealand this week, as originally planned, Cricket SA said yesterday.
Levi, 24, raced to a record century off 45 balls and smashed 13 sixes for his unbeaten 117, guiding South Africa to an eight-wicket win over the Black Caps in only his second international match in Hamilton on Sunday.
Convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson said the opener would not stay on after calls for Levi to be included in the ODI squad.
"Levi's batting performance was fantastic - one of the best I have watched," Hudson said.
"We hope that he can continue in the same way for the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras in the Miway T20 Challenge back home."
Levi would return home with seam bowler Rusty Theron and top-order batsman Colin Ingram, CSA said, after the deciding T20 International in Auckland today.
Former captain Graeme Smith, pace bowler Dale Steyn, and all-rounders Jacques Kallis and Faf du Plessis had already linked up with the ODI squad.
SA ODI squad: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla (vice-captain), Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
Hard-hitting Levi back home
BATTING sensation Richard Levi will return home from New Zealand this week, as originally planned, Cricket SA said yesterday.
Levi, 24, raced to a record century off 45 balls and smashed 13 sixes for his unbeaten 117, guiding South Africa to an eight-wicket win over the Black Caps in only his second international match in Hamilton on Sunday.
Convenor of selectors Andrew Hudson said the opener would not stay on after calls for Levi to be included in the ODI squad.
"Levi's batting performance was fantastic - one of the best I have watched," Hudson said.
"We hope that he can continue in the same way for the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras in the Miway T20 Challenge back home."
Levi would return home with seam bowler Rusty Theron and top-order batsman Colin Ingram, CSA said, after the deciding T20 International in Auckland today.
Former captain Graeme Smith, pace bowler Dale Steyn, and all-rounders Jacques Kallis and Faf du Plessis had already linked up with the ODI squad.
SA ODI squad: AB de Villiers (captain), Hashim Amla (vice-captain), Johan Botha, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
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