South Africa name Test squad for their historic two-match series in Pakistan

Fast bowler Daryn Dupavillon and medium-pacer Ottniel Baartman have received maiden call-ups to South Africa’s Test squad for their historic two-match series in Pakistan. The trip will be South Africa’s first to Pakistan since 2007 and will take place in both a security and biosecure bubble.

South Africa’s squad features most of the same players that beat Sri Lanka 2-0 at home. Dupavillon and Baartman replace Glenton Stuurman and Migael Pretorius, who were suffered injuries in training during the Sri Lanka series and have not recovered in time to travel. Neither has top-order batsman Raynard van Tonder, whose spot has been taken by the returning Keegan Petersen.

The squad will leave South Africa next Friday on a commercial flight and will not be required to quarantine at home. Two of them, Shamsi and Baartman, will play in the domestic one-day cup, which starts on Saturday and is being staged in a biosecure environment in Potchefstroom.

The entire squad will have a period of quarantine on arrival in Pakistan before commencing training and an intra-squad match. South Africa’s two Tests will be played in Karachi and Rawalpindi before three T20s in Lahore. The T20 squad will be named at a later stage.

South Africa Test squad: Quinton de Kock (capt), Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde, Daryn Dupavillon, Ottniel Baartman