T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa team announced, this star will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad. cricket news

South Africa on Tuesday announced a 15-man squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 to be played in the United States and West Indies from June 1-29, with Aiden Markram leading the side. This will be Markram’s first World Cup assignment after being named T20I captain. The team includes experienced batsmen Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and promising Tristan Stubbs. Additionally, the squad also includes two uncapped T20I players; Wicketkeeper batsman Ryan Rickelton and fast bowler Otniel Bartman.

Rickelton finished as the leading run-scorer of the second edition of the SA20 with 530 runs at an average of 58.88 for MI Cape Town, while Bartman took 18 wickets in eight matches for defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and currently the Indian Premier League side. The league is with (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals.

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje will lead the fast bowling attack. He will be supported by Marco Jensen and Gerald Coetzee.

Other notable selections include three front-line spinners; Bjorn Fortuyn, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi.

Pace pair Nandre Berger and Lungi Ngidi have been named as traveling reserves.

Head coach Rob Walter said, “It was extremely difficult to select this group given the amount of T20 cricket played recently and the form we have been in. I would like to acknowledge the two uncapped players, Ryan and Otneil, for their selection. Want to congratulate.” ,

“We have seen some incredible performances from our players in 2024 and that makes my job very difficult indeed. Yet I am proud and confident that we have selected the strongest possible squad, there is no doubt that the West Indies And there is every possibility of success in the USA.” ” He added.

South Africa will begin its campaign against Sri Lanka on June 3 in New York.

Meanwhile, Walter has also announced a provisional squad for the last three-match T20 series against West Indies.

Cricket South Africa said that this squad will change for the T20 series and players will be included in it once the management knows about the availability of IPL players.

“Our preparations for the tournament will begin with a three-match T20 series against the West Indies. For this tour we will unfortunately be without most of the players who are currently involved in the IPL,” Walter said.

South Africa T20 World Cup squad: Aiden Markram, Otniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuyn, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, And Tristan Stubbs.

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Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi

South Africa T20I provisional squad against West Indies: Otniel Baartman, Matthew Britzke, Bjorn Fortuyn, Reeza Hendricks, Patrick Kruger, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter (DP World Lions), Ryan Rickelton, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van Dusen. .