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TOSS: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Corbin Bosch and Rubin Hermann to make Proteas T20I debuts
TOSS: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Corbin Bosch and Rubin Hermann to make Proteas T20I debuts

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TOSS: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Corbin Bosch and Rubin Hermann to make Proteas T20I debuts

Paarl Royals top-order batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius is set to make his Proteas T2OI debut against Zimbabwe today. Picture: Sportzpics Image: Sportzpics The Proteas will field a trio of debutants in today's T20I Tri-Series opener against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club after stand-in captain Rassie van der Dussen won the toss and elected to bowl first. Paarl Royals duo Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Rubin Hermann will make the T20I bow along with MI Cape Town allrounder Corbin Bosch. Both Pretorius and Hermann excelled in last year's SA20 with Pretorius finishing as the competition's leading run-scorer. Hermann finished fifth. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ There is also a recall for Bosch's MI Cape Town teammate Dewald Brevis after the 22-year-old enjoyed outstanding IPL and SA20 seasons. "Preparation has been great, we have been enjoying it here (in Harare). The team is fresh, lot of new guys here and they have brought in a lot of energy," Brevis said. "It remains the same - just keep it simple and not worrying about hitting in the air. It (Test cricket) made your base even stronger, power and everything comes from there, so just to watch it (the ball) and see where it goes from there. "Very close to my heart to represent South Africa here, so it is really special. Nice to know that we are going to play NZ as well, makes it more competitive, like a little tournament and super excited." Proteas coach Shukri Conrad, who will be overseeing the T20I side for the first time since being appointed all-format coach back in May, will also be keeping a close eye on the return of fast bowler Nandre Burger after injury. Burger has only returned to fitness by playing Major League Cricket in the United States of America. PROTEAS STARTING XI Lhuan-dre Pretorius*, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen (captain), Rubin Hermann*, Dewald Brevis, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Andile Simelane, Nqaba Peter, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi.

Rassie van der Dussen expects Lhuan-dre Pretorius to use his 'good cricket brain' to adapt to T20
Rassie van der Dussen expects Lhuan-dre Pretorius to use his 'good cricket brain' to adapt to T20

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Rassie van der Dussen expects Lhuan-dre Pretorius to use his 'good cricket brain' to adapt to T20

Lhuan-dre Pretorius will be hoping to transfer his Proteas Test form to the upcoming T2OI Tri-Series in Harare. Picture: AFP Image: AFP WHEN Proteas stand-in skipper Rassie van der Dussen made his first-class debut back in 2008 a couple of his teammates for the upcoming T20I Tri-Series in Harare were still in diapers. But teenagers Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Kwena Maphaka, who were both just two years old, now form the core of a whole new generation of talented South African cricketers that are being mass produced in the SA20 factory. Allrounders Andile Simelane and Dewald Brevis plus leg-spinner Nqaba Peter complete a dynamic group that have all been unearthed in South Africa's premier domestic T20 competition. Van der Dussen is certainly excited to be leading this group of young players in the Tri-Series, which kicks off against Zimbabwe in Harare on Monday. 'It's really exciting. We've got four debutants, they're guys who have put in performances over the last 12 to 18 months,' Van der Dussen said. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading 'A guy like Luan-dre has banged the door down. Even a guy like Dewalf Brevis. He's played two (T20I's) already, but he's had a great six months. First in SA20, then in IPL. And it just speaks of our depth. 'We've got Nqaba Peter and a few youngsters actually coming in. Andile Similani is really exciting. Kwena Maphaka, obviously. He'll be raring to go, having had a disappointing Test in Bulawayo. He'll definitely come out with something to prove. 'And that's exciting. You want guys pushing, you want as many players as possible pushing for spots in the team, not only in the team, but going forward in the long run as well. 'So that's where our team's at the moment. I'm really looking forward to those next two weeks.' All eyes will be on Pretorius though. The powerful left-hander has made an immediate impression in every format of the game he's played thus far. From striking 97 on his SA20 debut for the Paarl Royals through to his magnificent 153 on Test bow a fortnight ago, the 19-year-old has shot the lights out. New threads. Same pride. Same mission. 🔥🧵🤩 The Proteas men are ready to take on whatever comes next. 🇿🇦🏏#WozaNawe — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 13, 2025 'He's a great kid with a really good head on his shoulders,' Van der Dussen said. 'He's a guy who has the power game, obviously, and he combines that with talent and some flair. But he's got a really good cricketing brain as well, so it's not often that you see all those attributes together. 'That's why he could get into Test cricket and adapt straight away. He's obviously made his mark more in T20 cricket and SA20 and so forth and been to the IPL. 'But he has really good first-class stats as well, and that shows you the guy has the game and the mind to adapt to any format, and that's what you're looking for.' SQUADS FOR THE T20I TRI-SERIES OPENER AT HARARE SPORTS CLUB Proteas: Rassie van der Dussen (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane. Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (captain), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotenda Maposa, Wellington Masakadza, Vincent Masekesa, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri and Tafadzwa Tsiga. Start: 1pm

Proteas in 'a good mental space' ahead of T20I Tri-Series, says stand-in skipper Rassie van der Dussen
Proteas in 'a good mental space' ahead of T20I Tri-Series, says stand-in skipper Rassie van der Dussen

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Proteas in 'a good mental space' ahead of T20I Tri-Series, says stand-in skipper Rassie van der Dussen

Rassie van der Dussen is ready to lead the Proteas in the T20I Tri-Series in Harare. Picture: Sajjad HUSSAIN, AFP Image: Sajjad HUSSAIN, AFP ONE of the first things Shukri Conrad did after taking on the Proteas Test job two and half years ago was to ring up Rassie van der Dussen. The top-order batter had been a stalwart across formats for Conrad's predecessor Mark Boucher, but Conrad felt that Van der Dussen, having played 18 Test matches and averaged 30.16 without scoring a century, had run his race in the longest format. Instead, Conrad suggested to an understandably disappointed Van der Dussen that he pursue his white-ball options across the various T20 franchise leagues. Van der Dussen proceeded to immediately free himself up from his Lions first-class commitments to join the Pakistan Super League where the veteran has been a stand-out performer ever since. Not only has Van der Dussen averaged 39.4 at a strike-rate of 143.04 in the PSL, but the experience has allowed him to broaden his gameplans in the SA20 too. He has since routinely been among the leading run-scorers in South Africa's premier T20 competition with 721 runs at an average of 40.05, striking at 138.74, over the past two seasons for MI Cape Town. But such is the cricket landscape that Conrad and Van der Dussen's paths have crossed again two years later. Conrad is now the Proteas' all-format coach after taking over from Rob Walter, who will ironically be in charge of New Zealand during the upcoming Tri-Series, back in May. But in a genuine sign that there was no malice behind calling time on Van der Dussen's Test career, Conrad has appointed the 36-year-old as Proteas T20I captain for his first white-ball series, which gets underway against Zimbabwe in Harare on Monday. 'Obviously a great honour to be captain. Obviously there's some guys not in the team, so I'm happy to stand in in the absence of Aiden (Markram),' Van der Dussen said. 'Working with Shukri so far has been really refreshing. He's a very straight to the point type of character. Says it like it is, and players appreciate that. Everyone knows where they're standing. 'He's very relaxed and chilled in terms of general structure, but there's a very serious part of him as well in terms of taking responsibility for your preparation and analysis and everything that goes into that. 'He's had some great results with the Test team, obviously. The guys who've played under him in the Test (side) speak really highly of him. 'Coming in in the last few days, seeing how he operates and how the whole changeroom just goes about it with all the support staff. As a player, it's been really good to see. 'Very specific, but at the same time laid back, I want to say, in a good way. The squad's in a really good mental space at the moment.' The Tri-Series, involving hosts Zimbabwe and New Zealand, will form the start of the Proteas' preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India early next year. The Proteas fell agonisingly short in the last T20 World Cup when they went down by seven runs to India in a tense final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados last year. Van der Dussen feels the Proteas' success in the recent WTC Final at Lord's where Conrad's team ended a 27-year drought in major ICC events has inspired the white-ball team. 'All of us took a lot of inspiration from the World Test Championship final. I don't think many people gave us a chance to even get to the final, and certainly not in the final,' he said. 'If you look at it, it speaks a lot of what we stand for and try to represent as South Africans. The resilience and the proud sporting nation as a whole. People expect results from us, and that sort of drives guys to perform seemingly above levels that other people think are possible. 'We definitely spoke about that in the squad, but for us the chat has been really important to refocus. It's a different format, it's a different challenge lying ahead now. The prep has been really good. 'Obviously the guys had some time in the Test, and we had a good camp in Pretoria, the guys who came in. Really good camp there, and the last two days the guys have been on point. I felt that we would be ready to play today already, but that's always a good position to be in. You feel like you're raring to go, and hopefully we can hit the ground running.'

Gerald Coetzee raring to go for the Proteas across all formats after 'a tough few months'
Gerald Coetzee raring to go for the Proteas across all formats after 'a tough few months'

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Gerald Coetzee raring to go for the Proteas across all formats after 'a tough few months'

Proteas fast bowler Gerald Coetzee is back to full fitness and will be making a comeback in the T20I Tri-Series in Zimbabwe. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP Image: AFP Gerald Coetzee admits he suffered from 'FOMO' after missing the Proteas' World Test Championship Final success at Lord's and that he remains committed to playing all formats. The 24-year-old fast bowler has been plagued by various injuries over the past two years, and is set to embark on his latest comeback to the national team during the upcoming T20I Tri-Series against hosts Zimbabwe and New Zealand starting on Monday in Harare. Coetzee last played for Proteas back in November when he picked up 'a groin niggle" whilst bowling in the second innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Kingsmead. Scans later revealed that the damage was greater than initially expected with Coetzee being ruled out of the remainder of the home international summer. He returned to play a single match for the Joburg Super Kings during the SA20 before a left hamstring strain curtailed his participation in South Africa's premier domestic competition. There was renewed hope in February that Coetzee could return for the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan, but after experiencing tightness in his groin while completing his 10 overs at the Centre of Excellence in Pretoria, the Proteas medical team ruled that the symptoms posed an increased risk of significant injury at a higher bowling load forcing the young tearaway to spend further time on the sidelines. Coetzee's road to recovery has since involved playing four matches in the IPL for Gujarat Titans back in April and now five successive matches for Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket the past month. The Proteas have already seen fellow injury-prone fast bowler Anrich Nortje opt out of Test cricket to preserve his fragile body for the white-ball formats, but Coetzee has adopted a philosophical approach and believes he still has plenty to offer in all formats of the game. 'I think what I do is for a living, being a fast bowler, I think I've come to understand what happens to us. And it has been a tough few months. But I'm not someone who stands out in that sense. 'I think if you look at the landscape of all the bowlers who bowl high 140s, you know, we all struggle with injuries occasionally. So it's been tough, but I understand the process. I understand what it requires,' Coetzee said. 'I love red ball cricket too much. And I also love one day cricket. I think T20 cricket is just what's most accessible to us. So that's usually when we get a chance to play something, it's been T20 cricket. 'But I love red ball cricket. All my goals I've set for myself are mostly red-ball cricket related. So I love it too much.' The Proteas' WTC Final success over Australia at Lord's certainly fuelled Coetzee's desire to get back into the Test side. 'I think anyone with a very competitive nature, you know, there was definitely FOMO, but I couldn't stop watching. I was so happy when we won,' he said. 'It was long overdue. I was very happy. You know, me not being there, I did have FOMO naturally.' Coetzee will most likely share the new-ball with fellow fast bowling returnee Nandre Burger, who has equally struggled with a lumbar stress fracture that limited his playing time for the Proteas. Burger has also begun his comeback trail via the MLC and will be eager to show that he is also fully recovered. The duo, of course, possess the X-factor of being able to bowl genuine quick which is a prize asset that needs to be treasured. Coetzee feels that despite their recent injury setbacks, neither will be holding back when they get the opportunity to be unleashed in the T20I Tri-Series. 'I think both of our nature is not to ease into anything,' he said. 'No, I think we're excited, man. We love cricket. 'We love playing for our country. And whenever we get an opportunity, it doesn't matter who the opposition is, you go out there and try and do your best. 'Like it's tough physically to bowl fast, but I love it. I enjoy it. And I do trust my body to keep doing that.'

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