By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad has named his 14-player squad for the upcoming T20 International tri-series against hosts Zimbabwe and New Zealand.
Rassie van der Dussen, who has 50 T20I caps, will take charge of the squad that features four uncapped players for the upcoming shortest-format outings.
Corbin Bosch, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Rubin Hermann and Senuran Muthusamy have all received maiden call-ups after strong domestic performances.
Pretorius was the standout performer in the 2025 edition of the SA20, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 397 runs at a strike rate of 166.
Batters Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs and David Miller, allrounder Marco Jansen, quick Kagiso Rabada and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj are rested.
“The all-format guys have been rested (as) their last couple of months have been chock-a-block,” said coach Conrad on Thursday after naming the squad. “It was a really big thing for me that they get a really good break away from cricket and freshen up.
“We will also use this opportunity to look at guys that potentially could stake a claim to make the (2026) T20 World Cup squad,” he added.
South Africa face Zimbabwe in the series opener on 14 July at Harare Sports Club and the final is scheduled for 26 July.
SQUAD
Rassie van der Dussen (capt), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Andile Simelane.