“The tour will provide the opportunity for those players, together with the younger Proteas, to put their skills to the test in highly competitive, international conditions. It will also serve to strengthen the batting depth in the red-ball department as we build towards the Test series against India later this year.”
With the Proteas not involved in any Test cricket until the end of the year against India, the tour to Sri Lanka is vital to ensure newer Test players like Tony de Zorzi, who will captain the team, and Gerald Coetzee, continue to get miles in their legs.
The tour will consist of three One-Day matches, which the hosts are likely to use to get their players prepared for the ICC World Cup qualifying competition that will be played in Zimbabwe, and two four-day matches.
Keegan Petersen will be keen to build some confidence, while Kyle Verreynne’s inclusion offers him the best opportunity to stake a claim for a recall to the Test side after he was unfortunate to be dropped for the series against West Indies.
SA A: Tony de Zorzi (capt), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Zubayr Hamza, Jordan Hermann, Tshepo Moreki, Senuran Muthusamy, Keegan Petersen, Sinethemba Qeshile, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams.
SA A Tour to Sri Lanka Itinerary
One-Day Matches
June 4: First OD Match, Kandy
June 6: Second OD Match, Kandy
8 June 8: Third OD Match, Kandy
June 12-15: First Four-Day March, Dambulla
June 19-22: Second Four-Day Match, Dambulla
Brevis and Hermann given chance to shine for SA A in Sri Lanka
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Shukri Conrad’s search for greater batting depth, particularly of the dynamic variety, led to the inclusion of youngsters Jordan Hermann, Dewald Brevis and Matthew Breetzke in the SA A squad for the three-week trip to Sri Lanka in June.
Hermann, 21, and Brevis, who turns 20 on Saturday, fit the brief of the kind of players Conrad believes can fulfil the more aggressive style he wants the Proteas to apply, while Breetzke, 24, has in the past few seasons provided evidence of the consistency needed to go alongside his rich talent.
“The squad reflects the next crop of players emerging from our pipeline. We also rewarded those who have performed for their respective domestic teams this past summer,” Conrad said in a statement released by Cricket SA.
“The tour will provide the opportunity for those players, together with the younger Proteas, to put their skills to the test in highly competitive, international conditions. It will also serve to strengthen the batting depth in the red-ball department as we build towards the Test series against India later this year.”
With the Proteas not involved in any Test cricket until the end of the year against India, the tour to Sri Lanka is vital to ensure newer Test players like Tony de Zorzi, who will captain the team, and Gerald Coetzee, continue to get miles in their legs.
The tour will consist of three One-Day matches, which the hosts are likely to use to get their players prepared for the ICC World Cup qualifying competition that will be played in Zimbabwe, and two four-day matches.
Keegan Petersen will be keen to build some confidence, while Kyle Verreynne’s inclusion offers him the best opportunity to stake a claim for a recall to the Test side after he was unfortunate to be dropped for the series against West Indies.
SA A: Tony de Zorzi (capt), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Gerald Coetzee, Zubayr Hamza, Jordan Hermann, Tshepo Moreki, Senuran Muthusamy, Keegan Petersen, Sinethemba Qeshile, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams.
SA A Tour to Sri Lanka Itinerary
One-Day Matches
June 4: First OD Match, Kandy
June 6: Second OD Match, Kandy
8 June 8: Third OD Match, Kandy
June 12-15: First Four-Day March, Dambulla
June 19-22: Second Four-Day Match, Dambulla
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