SA’s T20I Tour of India: Tristian Stubbs will get maiden call-up, Parnell returns after 5 years

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SA’s T20I Tour of India: Tristian Stubbs will get maiden call-up, Parnell returns after 5 years

South Africa on Tuesday handed rookie right-handed batter Tristan Stubbs a maiden call-up, whereas Wayne Parnell made a comeback after 5 years for the upcoming five-match T20 tour of India beginning June 9.

The 16-member contingent will probably be led by Temba Bavuma as South Africa make a return to worldwide T20 cricket for the primary time for the reason that ICC T20 World Cup in late 2021.

The 21-year-old Stubbs, who impressed previously season whereas taking part in for the Gbets Warriors within the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Challenge, scored 293 runs in seven innings, at a mean of 48.83 and a strike fee of 183.12, together with 23 sixes.

He was additionally a part of the South Africa ‘A’ group to Zimbabwe earlier than he was summoned by the Mumbai Indians for the continued Indian Premier League.

Among different notable picks is the return of Anrich Nortje, who has been recovering from a hip damage since December final 12 months and batters, Reeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen.

Nortje has been medically cleared for return and is at present taking part in for the Delhi Capitals within the IPL. Parnell additionally makes a comeback to the T20 arrange for the primary time since South Africa’s tour of England in 2017.

Besides, Keshav Maharaj and primary males’s T20I bowler Tabraiz Shamsi, the remainder of the South African group consists of IPL gamers, specifically, Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen and Marco Jansen.

“This is the Proteas like we have not seen them in a long time. The injection of the IPL players means that we will have a team that’s ready to fire on all cylinders immediately and has vast experience of the conditions that we will be playing in,” Cricket South Africa Convenor of Selectors, Victor Mpitsang stated in a press release.

“Tristan Stubbs is an exciting prospect and we’re keen to see what he’s made of and we are looking forward to the return of the experience of Reeza (Hendricks), Klaasie (Heinrich Klaasen) and Wayne Parnell to join the likes of Temba ( Bavuma), Tabraiz (Shamsi) and Keshav (Maharaj). “The country can also join us in a collective sigh of relief at the return of Anrich Nortje, who has been working hard to recover from a frustrating injury.”

The five-match T20I sequence will kick begin at New Delhi on June 9, adopted by matches in Cuttack (June 12), Visakhapatnam (June 14), Rajkot (June 17) and Bengaluru (June 19).

South Africa T20 group for India tour: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi , Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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