CSA named an extended 18-player preliminary squad and have opted not to replace de Zorzi ahead of deciding their final 15-man group early next week.
News on the other hamstrung players is largely positive. Rabada, who hurt himself in winter training, is in the preliminary squad and a decision on his availability for Durban will be taken after the two-day intra-squad match which starts tomorrow. Ngidi, Maphaka and Baartman will not be considered for the series in its entirety but are expected to be part of a big summer, which also includes incoming tours against Bangladesh and England.
Ngidi revealed that he is “back running already,” at the 2027 ODI World Cup schedule launch on Thursday but was coy about the extent of his injury. “I’m not allowed to disclose anything. But all I can tell you is, so far, so good. I’m back running already. That’sabout as much as I can let you know,” he said.
