• Qeshile, Nortje, Markram get T20I callups

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    Sinethemba Qeshile, Anrich Nortje and Aiden Markram have been named in the T20I squad to face Sri Lanka the three-match T20I series.

    Markram and Nortje are in the squad for all three matches, while 20-year-old Qeshile has been selected for the second and third matches only.

    ‘The first match forms part of our vision 2019 to continue exploring our options for the ICC Men’s World Cup,’ said Linda Zondi, CSA National Selection Panel convener. ‘The squad for that match consists largely of the squads that have been doing duty in the ODI Series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We would have liked to include Hashim Amla but, unfortunately, he remains unavailable because of his family situation.

    ‘We have used our T20I matches in the past as the first port of call to widen the pool of talent. This has resulted in Rassie van der Dussen, Gihahn Cloete, Janneman Malan and Lutho Sipamla being brought through the pipeline with considerable success during the course of the current season.

    ‘Sinethemba Qeshile has had an outstanding rookie season of franchise cricket and is certainly one of the form batsmen in franchise cricket at the moment. He looks a really exciting prospect.

    ‘JP Duminy will take over the captaincy for the last two matches while we give a short break to Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi who are involved across all three formats for the Proteas,’ added Zondi.

    The series starts on Tuesday at Newlands.

    Proteas squad for 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka
    Faf du Plessis (Titans, capt)
    Quinton de Kock (Titans)
    JP Duminy (Cape Cobras)
    Reeza Hendricks (Highveld Lions)
    Imran Tahir (Dolphins)
    Aiden Markram (Titans)
    David Miller (Dolphins)
    Lungi Ngidi (Titans)
    Anrich Nortje (Warriors)
    Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins)
    Dwaine Pretorius (Highveld Lions)
    Kagiso Rabada (Highveld Lions)
    Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans)
    Dale Steyn (Titans)
    Rassie van der Dussen (Highveld Lions)

    Bank Proteas squad for 2nd & 3rd T20Is vs Sri Lanka
    JP Duminy (Cape Cobras, capt)
    Reeza Hendricks (Highveld Lions)
    Aiden Markram (Titans)
    David Miller (Dolphins)
    Chris Morris (Titans)
    Anrich Nortje (Warriors)
    Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins)
    Dwaine Pretorius (Highveld Lions)
    Sinethemba Qeshile (Warriors)
    Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans)
    Lutho Sipamla (Warriors)
    Dale Steyn (Titans)
    Rassie van der Dussen (Highveld Lions)

    FIXTURES
    March 19 – 18h00, 1st KFC T20 International, Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)
    March 22 – 18h00, 2nd KFC T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)
    March 24 – 14h30, 3rd KFC T20 International, Wanderers Stadium (Day)

    Photo: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images

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