Keshav Maharaj
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: The South African team has to play a two-Test series against Sri Lanka at home, the first match of which will be played from November 27. Now the African team has announced the playing eleven for this match. Regular captain Temba Bavuma has returned. He was out of the team for a long time due to elbow injury. He got injured during the ODI match against Ireland. He played his last Test match for the African team in August 2024.
Keshav Maharaj has got the place
Three fast bowlers have been given place for the first test match against Sri Lanka. These include Gerald Coetzee, Marco Yanson and Kagiso Rabada. Apart from this, all-rounder Viaan Mulder has been given a chance. Keshav Maharaj has got the responsibility of spin department. Keshav has already led the team to victory in many matches on his own. So far he has taken 184 wickets for the African team.
South Africa’s batting attack includes batsmen like Aiden McCrum, Tony DeGeorge, Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma. Stubbs has been performing well for South Africa for some time now and has scored crucial runs when needed. At the same time, Makram and Tony De Georgi are also experts in playing long innings.
African team at fifth position in points table
This series is very important for South Africa to reach the final of the World Test Championship. At present he is at fifth position in the points table of WTC 2023-25. The team has played 8 matches, out of which it has won four and lost three. Its PCT is 54.17. After the Sri Lanka series, Africa has to play a two-Test series against Pakistan at home.
Africa’s playing eleven for the first test against Sri Lanka:
Tony De Jorgi, Aiden McCrum, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wian Mulder, Marco Janson, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada.
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