Stubbs handed new function in South Africa T20I aspect dealing with Australia

Hard-hitting batter Tristan Stubbs will maintain wickets for a new-look South Africa when it hosts Australia within the first of three Twenty20 Internationals over 5 days at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday, captain Aiden Markram has confirmed.

South Africa has rested a number of of its main gamers for the quickfire collection, which will likely be adopted by 5 One-Day Internationals within the build-up to the Cricket World Cup that begins in India on Oct. 8.

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Stubbs is normally a helpful spin possibility with the ball however will don the gloves within the absence of the rested Quinton de Kock.

“Tristan will keep wickets,” Markram mentioned on Tuesday. “He has been working really hard the last couple of weeks. He is a guy who will never leave a stone unturned. He has spent hours and hours working on his keeping.”

“I think it adds another element to his game to take forward in his cricketing journey. We have seen him do well with the ball, we all know what he can do with the bat and now he has got the gloves, so he is an all-dimension player.”

Keshav Maharaj is again taking part in after rupturing his Achilles tendon in March, although he won’t be within the crew for Wednesday’s recreation.

“It is fantastic to see him back on the park,” Markram mentioned. “It has been a tough journey for him, but he has been incredibly committed and motivated to get ahead of schedule in terms of his recovery.”

South Africa has included precocious batting expertise Dewald Brevis amongst a number of new faces within the squad, with De Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada all rested.

“It is a newer and less experienced group, but we are here to win,” Markram mentioned. “It is a great opportunity for us as a slightly younger team to take on a very good Australian side.”

“There might be errors made on the night, but we are not too worried about that.”

Markram says South Africa won’t use its lacking gamers as an excuse if issues don’t go to plan within the collection.

“It is about two teams that really enjoy playing against each other, respect each other and play the game nice and tough,” he mentioned. “We have a way we want to play and it is about giving guys the freedom to do that.”

“We won’t use inexperience as an excuse, we believe everyone here can win games for South Africa.”