30 April,2024 03:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
South Africa`s T20 World Cup 2024 squad (Pic: X/@ProteasMenCSA)
South Africa on Tuesday announced their 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. Pacer Anrich Nortje will make his international appearance after nine months due to his injury. Two uncapped players Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman have also secured their spot in the SA's T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, Aiden Markam will lead the Proteas team. This will be Markram's first appearance as captain in the World Cup. Wicketkeeper-batter Rickelton and pacer Baartman have been rewarded for their stellar run in this year's SA20.
Rickelton finished as the leading run-scorer in the second edition of SA20 with 530 runs at an average of 58.88 for MI Cape Town, while Baartman took 18 wickets in eight matches for defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape and is currently with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals.
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The team will also have the services of Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs who are in red-hot form.
Leading the pace attack will be Kagiso Rabada and Nortje, who have been out of Proteas action since September 2023 after suffering a back injury. He is currently playing for DC in the IPL.
The duo will be shouldered by Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee ahead of the global showpiece in June. The spin department will have the likes of Bjorn Fortuin, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi.
Pace pair Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi have been named as the travelling reserves.
"Selecting this group was extremely tough considering the amount of T20 cricket that has been played recently and the form that has been on show. I want to congratulate the two uncapped players, Ryan and Ottniel, on their selection," white-ball coach Rob Walter said.
"We have seen some incredible performances from our players in 2024 and that made my job very tough indeed," he added.
South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 squad:
Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
Travelling reserves: Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi.
(With PTI Inputs)
