• Teeger to captain SA U19 at World Cup

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    CSA has named a 15-man South Africa U19 squad for next year’s World Cup.

    The tournament will be held in South Africa in January and February.

    Lions batsman David Teeger will captain a talented squad that includes Lions trio Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Richard Seletswane as well as Dewan Marias from Easterns.

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    The hosts are in Group B with England, Scotland and the West Indies.

    Malibongwe Maketa’s side will travel to Durban on Friday for a week-long camp where they will play two practice matches against Zimbabwe U19 on 9 and 11 December and one against KZN U19 on 13 December at the Chatsworth Oval in Pietermaritzburg.

    SA U19 squad: David Teeger (c, Lions), Esosa Aihevba (Lions), Juan James (Western Province), Martin Khumalo (Easterns), Kwena Maphaka (Lions), Dewan Marias (Easterns), Riley Norton (Boland), Nqobani Mokoena (KZN Coastal), Romashan Pillay (KZN Coastal), Sipho Potsane (Lions), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Lions), Richard Seletswane (Lions), Oliver Whitehead (Western Province), Steve Stolk (Titans), Ntando Zuma (KZN Inland).

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    Simon Borchardt