The Proteas will formally begin a new era in South African cricket when they face the West Indies in the first Test on Tuesday (February 28) at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Temba Bavuma will take charge of the hosts for the first time as captain with Shukri Konrad as red-ball coach for the two-game sequence, the final assignment for the home side in their 2021-2023 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Is.
The Proteas, fourth in the rankings, have been in the top three for most of the competition, though they are now officially out of contention to make it to the June finals. Nonetheless, they still have a lot to look forward to under a new leadership group and plenty of new faces in a strong squad for the series. “I think it’s an exciting time for everyone involved. It’s the start of a new journey. We want to start with a clean slate and really go out there playing the way we want to play,” Bavuma said at the pre-match press conference on Monday.
“I think you’ll hear me say that’s how we want to go about our business. That’s the exciting part. I want to see how it all looks on the field of play. We’re going to West Indies with the intention of winning the series.” We have entered the series against and that will be our target.
The batting ranks have been strengthened by the return of Aiden Markram, Keegan Pietersen and Ryan Rickelton, while Tony De Zorzi is also in the mix after an impressive domestic season so far. In bowling too, there are several new options including the return of Senuran Muthusamy, Viaan Mulder and the uncapped Gerald Coetzee.
south africa vs west indies 1st test details
venue: Supersport Park, Centurion
date time: February 28-March 4, from 130 pm
Live Streaming & TV Details: Sony Sports Network and SonyLiv website and app.
SA vs WI 1st Test Dream11 Prediction
wicket keeper: joshua da silva
batsman: Dean Elgar, Kraigg Brathwaite, Tagenarin Chanderpaul
all rounder: Marco Johnson, Roston Chase, Jason Holder
Bowler: Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Alzarri Joseph
Captain: Alzarri Joseph
vice captain: Keshav Maharaj
SA vs WI 1st Test Predicted 11
South Africa: Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma (c), Aidan Markram, Keegan Pietersen, Marco Jansen, Vian Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Jermaine Blackwood, Tagnarin Chanderpaul, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Ramon Reifer, Joshua Da Silva, G Moti-Kanhai, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph