New Delhi: Young batters Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Dewald Brevis have been included in South Africa’s Test squad for a two-match Test series against Zimbabwe, set to take place at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo from June 28 to July 10.
Others who have been handed a call-up to the Test team are Lesego Senokwane, Codi Yusuf, and Prenelan Subrayen. With the series against Zimbabwe not under the World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, and Tristan Stubbs have been rested.
At just 19, Pretorius enjoyed a breakout season in the CSA 4-Day series. He struck three hundred in five first-class games at an impressive average of 72.66, including a crucial 114 in the final that helped secure a hard-fought draw for the Titans against the Lions.
Brevis, on the other hand, amassed 573 runs in 12 innings of the same competition, including two hundreds and two fifties while averaging 47.75. Senokwane also impressed with the bat, amassing 559 runs with two centuries to his name, as he and Pretorius played for South Africa ‘A’ in the West Indies.
Right-arm seamer Yusuf, meanwhile, claimed 23 wickets at an average of 22.39, playing a pivotal role in guiding his side to a second successive appearance in the 4-Day series final. Subrayen’s form was on full display in SA ‘A’s four-day win over West Indies A, where he scored an unbeaten half-century and picked up a five-fer. IANS
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