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Proteas search for solutions to erase Black Caps hoodoo
The next few days in the Proteas camp will be spent in search of solutions on how to sucker-punch New Zealand in the Tri-Series final in Harare on Saturday. The Black Caps have been all over South Africa like a rash in white ball cricket in 2025, dating back to the Champions Trophy semifinal and now in the series in Zimbabwe. The Proteas squad on duty in Harare is a second-string outfit but they will not have taken kindly to being convincingly beaten twice by the Kiwis in a 21-run defeat last week and a seven-wicket loss on Tuesday. 💬 Lhuan-dré Pretorius and Kwena Maphaka reflect with pride as they celebrate the success of their former teammate, Riley Norton, who led the Junior Springboks to glory in the U20 Rugby Championship! 🏆🇿🇦 #WozaNawe — Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 22, 2025 In the most recent defeat, batting was the main issue, while in the first game it was ill-discipline in line and length by the Proteas bowlers that let the Black Caps batsmen off the hook as they recovered from 74/5 to register 173/5. Other than Reeza Hendricks' 41, there were no major contributions in the batting, even though the coaches reshuffled the order. With the ball, Senuran Muthusamy gave South Africa some hope soon after the power play with the dismissals of Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman, but man-of-the-match Tim Seifert had already done the damage. 'I think obviously a better batting performance is needed. We'll reflect and see how everybody went about the game today,' Hendricks said. 'We have a couple of days of practise, and hopefully on Saturday, we come out a lot stronger. 'We've played against them now, so we know what they're bringing and they know what we're about too. So we just have to reflect on our own games and hopefully we can put up a better performance.' Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has used the series, his first as white ball coach since taking the reins from Rob Walter, who is coaching New Zealand, for experimental purposes. He roped in several young players, including Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kwena Maphaka, Nqaba Peter, Andile Simelane and Dewald Brevis. This is part of a strategy to get them used to the environment, and to be part of the preparation for the 2026 T20 World Cup. A win over the Black Caps and lifting the trophy will no doubt be considered a bonus and a step in the right direction. Daily Dispatch
Int'l Cricket Council
06-06-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
South Africa pick five uncapped players for Zimbabwe Tests
The two-match Test series will take place at Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo, from 28 June to 10 July. The series will be South Africa's first outing after the World Test Championship Final 2025. Bavuma will continue as captain, which sees several Test team regulars like Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs rested. In their place, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Codi Yusuf, Dewald Brevis and Prenelan Subrayen find a place. All the players are yet to make their Test debut, while this is a maiden call-up for Pretorius, Senokwane and Yusuf. Lhuan-dré Pretorius is the rising teen sensation of South African cricket. He had a breakout season in the CSA 4-Day Series, scoring three centuries and finishing with an impressive average of 72.66. Joining him as another exciting prospect is Lesego Senokwane, who also amassed 559 runs in the first-class competition, including three hundreds. Both players recently made their South Africa 'A ' debuts in the series against West Indies A, signaling their rapid rise through the ranks. Dewald Brevis: South Africa's next-gen | ICC U19 Men's CWC 2022 Codi Yusuf is an exciting pace prospect, who picked 23 wickets in the 4-Day Series, at an average of 22.39. Subrayen and Brevis are uncapped at the Test level but have travelled with the side before. Subrayen was on full fire against West Indies 'A' in a recent first-class fixture, picking up a five-wicket haul and scoring 64 runs in an innings win for South Africa 'A'. Brevis has impressed ever since having made his mark at the U19 level, and was the second-highest run-getter in the domestic first-class level this past season. Ryan Rickelton primed for Lord's decider | WTC25 Final The South Africa batter is full of confidence and ready to put his best foot forward in the one-off Test against Australia at Lord's South Africa Test Squad against Zimbabwe Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne and Codi Yusuf. Fixtures 28 June-02 July, First Test, Bulawayo 06-10 July, Second Test, Bulawayo NewsMen's NewsSouth Africa
