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MI Star Included As South Africa Announce 15-Member T20I Squad For West Indies Series

South Africa's T20I squad against West Indies [X.com]South Africa's T20I squad against West Indies [X.com]

In a significant development, South Africa's T20I and ODI head coach, Rob Walter, announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies on August 14.

The T20I series is set to begin on August 24, following the two-match Test series against the same team. Rob Walter announced that some players were unavailable due to injury, conditioning, or participation in T20 leagues.

“Several players were not considered for this series due to either injury, being in a conditioning block that is related to workload management, or their participation in ongoing T20 leagues.

“This tour allows us to continue developing our player pool whilst maintaining the core of experienced players. It will also expose our emerging talent to quality international opposition, similar to the last time we played against the West Indies in May,"  he said.

While the squad is being named on Wednesday, there have been some surprise entries of the newcomers, with the likes of Jason Smith and Kwena Maphaka in the squad.

“We’re excited to have Jason [Smith] and Kwena [Maphaka] join the squad for this series. Jason’s recent performances have been impressive, and his ability to contribute with both bat and ball adds valuable depth to our line-up." he further added.

South Africa squad against West Indies

Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Patrick Kruger, Jason Smith, Nandre Burger, Kwena Maphaka, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Wiaan Mulder, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams