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South Africa are all set to host West Indies in a two-match Test series, starting from Tuesday (February 28) at the iconic SuperSport Park in Centurion. It is the final series for both teams in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Notably, both the Proteas and the Caribbeans have been eliminated from the race to the WTC final.
South Africa, who were in the top two of the WTC standings for a while, have not claimed a single win in their last five Tests. As a result, the team management dropped Dean Elgar from captaincy and handed over the leadership role to Temba Bavuma.
On the other hand, West Indies have won two of their last five Test matches. They are coming to the Rainbow Nation after 1-0 series win over hosts Zimbabwe and will be looking forward to record another victory.
Fixtures:
- February 28: March 04 – First Test, at SuperSport Park in Centurion
- March 08: March 12 – Second Test, at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Squads:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Tony De Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klassen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Anrich Nortje, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickleton.
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Akeem Jordan, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Devon Thomas.
Broadcast and Live Streaming details:
- India: FanCode
- South Africa: SuperSport
- UK: Sky Sports Cricket
- New Zealand: Sky Sport 3
- USA, Canada: Willow HD