AUS vs SA: Dewald Brevis ODI debut hint dropped by South Africa captain Temba Bavuma
"It's always exciting when you see the young faces," Bavuma said."Obviously the big talk has been on Brevis, (he's been) putting up his hand and showing what he is capable of."(I'm) excited to see what he can also bring within the one-day stuff."Kwena Mpahaka added to South Africa ODI squadOn the back of his great performance in the T20I series against Australia, Kwena Mpahaka has been added to the ODI squad. The young pacer picked up nine scalps during the three matches and finished as the top wicket-taker in the series. Australia squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Adam ZampaSouth Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Kwena Maphaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen- Ends
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