Netherlands tour of South Africa 2021 News

South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi will miss the three-match ODI series against the Netherlands at home after he tested positive for Covid-19. Ngidi has been replaced by Junior Dala in the side. Ngidi has played 29 ODIs in his career so far and has scalped 54 wickets at an economy of 5.62. The Proteas will be led by Keshav Maharaj as the selectors have rested the senior players Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje for the series. The three-match series is scheduled to commence on Friday in Centurion and the second and third games will be played on November 28 and December 1 respectively at the same venue. Apart from Maharaj, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, Tabraiz Shamsi are some of the prominent names in the squad. This series is part of the ICC ODI World Cup Super League where 13 teams are competing to get a direct birth at the 10 team tournament scheduled to take place in India in 2023. South Africa squad: Keshav Maharaj (capt), Daryn Dupavillon, Zubayr Hamza, Reeza Hendricks, Sisanda Magala, Janneman Malan, David Miller, Junior Dala, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Khaya Zondo.

After a grueling season where the players travelled across the world to play and prepare for the T20 World Cup, South Africa have rested their major players such as the skipper Temba Bavuma, senior batsmen such as Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen along with the pacer duo of Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada for the upcoming home series against Netherlands. Keshav Maharaj has been elevated as the captain of the Proteas side in absence of Bavuma. The likes of Janneman Malan, David Miller along with Daryn Dupavillon, Reeza Hendricks, Sisanda Magala form the batting core of the Proteas. There could be opportunities for Zubayr Hamza and Ryan Rickelton in the absence of senior players in the side. The Proteas have also reintroduced Wayne Parnell, who left the country to play county cricket as part of Kolpak deal in 2017. Now, as the United Kingdom has left the European Union and subsequently the Kolpak deals are not available for them anymore, players are returning to play cricket in South Africa. The responsibility of pace department will hinge on the shoulders of Lungi Ngidi, whose career has hit a sort of roadblock after the emergence of Nortje and his able partnership with Rabada. The skipper Maharaj will form the spin bowling partnership with Tabraiz Shamsi. Netherlands are set to play three ODIs in South Africa and all these games will be played at the Super Sport Park in Centurion. South Africa squad Keshav Maharaj (C), Daryn Dupavillon, Zubayr Hamza, Reeza Hendricks, Sisanda Magala, Andile Phehlukwayo, Wayne Parnell, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams, Khaya Zondo, Janneman Malan, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Dwaine Pretorius.

Just as Ryan Campbell, the Netherlands coach had predicted at the time of Dutch superstar Ryan ten Doeschate’s retirement that he would soon be taking the former’s place, the latter has started his journey towards fulfilling that prediction as he has been named as the mentor of the Netherlands side for their tour to South Africa. The Orange brigade will play three ODIs as part of the ICC World Cup Super League 2023, which will decide the direct qualification of seven teams for the 2023 ODI World Cup to be played in India. The top seven teams in the 13 team league will qualify for the World Cup alongside hosts India and the remaining five teams will undergo a qualifier where the top two teams will make it to the 10-team World Cup. The Dutch team, which is the only Associate member in the league and beat Ireland in their only series so far, will be playing three ODIs at the Supersport Park in Centurion on November 26, 28 and December 01 respectively. South Africa born and raised Roelof van der Merwe, Colin Ackermann and Stephan Myvurgh will be part of the Dutch squad that will visit the rainbow nation for the first time for a bilateral international series. However other key players such as Australia born Ben Cooper, Tobias Visee and Paul van Meekeren will not be part of the squad as they asked not to be considered for personal reasons. To compensate for them the coach included three uncapped players in 20-year-old Boris Gorlee, Pakistan-born Musa Ahmed and Clayton Floyd, who recently scored a century at the European Cricket Championships. Netherlands squad Pieter Seelaar (capt), Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Vivian Kingma, Max O'Dowd, Scott Edwards, Boris Gorlee, Clayton Floyd, Musa Ahmed, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Roelof van der Merwe, Saqib Zulfiqar, Stephan Myburgh, Shane Snater, Timm van der Gugten