Burger and Coetzee return to provide pace for Proteas in T20 tri-series
Corbin Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Rubin Hermann all earned their first call ups for the T20 side.
'Lhuan-dré and Rubin have been rewarded for their outstanding domestic form in the SA20 and we're excited to see how they adapt to the demands of international cricket. We know what Corbin has to offer at this level and we are keen to see how his Test and ODI skills will translate to the T20I arena,' said Conrad.
'Having three quality spin options gives us a great deal of variety, especially in conditions like Harare. Senuran has been impressive in the domestic set-up and his ability to contribute with the bat adds great balance to the squad.' SA squad for T20 Tri-Series in Zimbabwe:
Rassie van der Dussen (capt), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, GeraldCoetzee, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane
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