South Africa will be the captain of the spinner of the left shoulder Keshav Maharaj for the first time in a test cricket, when the ruling world test champions take Zimbabwe in the opening match of the series of two tests. There are several older players, Young Chennai Super Kings Dewald Brevis, the versatile Cordi Yusuf and the teenage feelings of Lhuan-Dre Pretorius to make their first match in the first match, starting with Saturday 28th June at Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Temba Bavum, which led South Africa to win over Australia in the final of the World Championship in Lord’s, There will be a series due to injury. Key Pacers Kagiso Rabad and Marco Jansen were resting together with Aiden Markram – who scored a century In the second shift of the WTC final – just like Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs.
The upcoming series of two Zimbabwe tests will not be part of the World Championship in the 2025-27 World Championship.
Dewald Brevis, a long at the top of the national selection, finally makes his debut debut and is expected to strengthen the launch set, which also sees the return of Tony de Zorzi. Matthew Breetzke opens together with De Zorzi in the series Opening.
Keshav Mahaj honor the management of proteas
Captain Keshav Mahaj Unpresses Thinking Behind Our Entry XI for tomorrow’s introductory test vs Zimbabwe
With a clear vision for the future, three debutants nod:
Dewald brevis
Lhuan-Dr Pretorius
YUSUF code
A courageous and fearless step forward as pic.twitter.com/lcfxapstpu– Proteas Men (@Proteasmencsa) 27th June 2025
Brevis, which earns subtitles, enters his first test series after the IPL 2025 star campaign with Chennai Super Kings, where he joined five -time champions as a replacement for injury. Once the brevis was earmarked as a future superstar, he experienced the highest and minimum of a professional cricket at the beginning of his career, but now seems to be age. At the age of 22, he will begin his way to become a star for Proteas.
Wiaan Mulder will continue on No. 3, while David Bedingham interferes with No. 4. The highly rated teenager accumulated 485 runs in its debut first -class season, including a century on the debut for the Titans in the four -day series of the 1 CSA division. He also appeared for South Africa against West Indies and in an unofficial test in Gros ISLET.
Kyle Verreynne retains the duties of the goal, while Maharaj will serve as the only specialized spinner in XI.
Nineteen -year -old Kwen Maphak, who made his debut against Pakistan in Cape Town at the beginning of this year, will lead a test debut against Pakistan. The debutant Cordi Yusuf and Corbin Bosch join him.
South Africa XI for the first test vs Zimbabwe
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
27th June 2025
