Spin-bowling all-rounder George Linde has been added to South Africa’s Champions Trophy squad as a travelling reserve.

He will join the squad in Lahore on Tuesday evening and provide cover for Aiden Markram, who injured his right hamstring in the field against England on Sunday.

Linde returned to the Proteas T20 set-up last December having last played for the national team in the shortest format in July 2021.

He went on to be named Player of the Series against Pakistan after scoring 48 with the bat and taking 4-21 with the ball in Durban.

However, it wasn’t enough for the 33-year-old, who last played ODI cricket in September 2021, to crack South Africa’s 15-man Champions Trophy squad.

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