NGIDI BACK FOR PROTEAS
Fast bowler makes welcome return for ODIs
South Africa should have a full complement of fit players from which to pick their strongest World Cup squad before the end of the one-day series against Sri Lanka.
Lungi Ngidi‚ who last played for South Africa in November because of a knee injury, was on Sunday named for the first three ODIs.
South Africa could do with good news in the wake of the shocking completion of their Test series defeat by the Lankans at St George’s Park on Saturday.
The visitors proved their one-wicket win at Kingsmead was no aberration by winning by eight wickets in the first session of the third day’s play in Port Elizabeth.
Faf du Plessis‚ who said that the series had dealt a massive dent to his players’ confidence, will have to find a way to rally them in time for the first ODI at the Wanderers this coming Sunday.
In that sense it might help that five of the 14 involved in the Test series are in the mix for the first three ODIs. South Africa ODI squad: Faf du Plessis (captain)‚ Quinton de Kock‚ Reeza Hendricks‚ Imran Tahir‚ David Miller‚ Wiaan Mulder‚ Lungi Ngidi‚ Anrich Nortje‚ Andile Phehlukwayo‚ Dwaine Pretorius‚ Kagiso Rabada‚ Tabraiz Shamsi‚ Dale Steyn‚ Rassie van der Dussen.
Fixtures:
March 3: first ODI‚ Wanderers.
March 6: second ODI‚ Centurion.
March 10: third ODI‚ Kingsmead.
March 13: fourth ODI‚ St George’s Park.
March 16: fifth ODI‚ Newlands.