South African skipper Temba Bavuma flies back home due to family reasons and is set to miss the upcoming warm-up fixtures of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan and New Zealand.
Temba Bavuma Set to Miss World Cup 2023 Warm-up Games
As per the World Cup 2023 schedule, South Africa will play their first game against Sri Lanka on October 7 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Ahead of the tournament, as of every other teams, South Africa too will play the warm-up games.
South Africa take on Afghanistan in their first warm-up fixture in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, before completing their preparations for the tournament against the Kiwis at the same Greenfield Stadium venue on 2 October.
In the absence of Temba Bavuma, T20I skipper Aiden Markram will lead the team in the World Cup 2023 warm-up games.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) released a statement on the development and confirmed Bavuma’s return to the side from the side’s tournament opener.
“Bavuma will miss the two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up matches against Afghanistan and New Zealand on 29 September and 02 October respectively. Aiden Markram will captain the side in his absence,” CSA said in a statement.
Bavuma already missed the penultimate game of South Africa’s recent 3-2 ODI series win at home against Australia. He has scored three centuries and a 90 in his last nine ODI innings, including a brilliant 114* in the opening game against Australia.
South Africa have already lost key pacers Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala ahead of the tournament owing to injury.
South Africa World Cup 2023 Squad
Check out the full ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 South Africa Squad below:
| Player | Role |
| Temba Bavuma | Batsman |
| Reeza Hendricks | Batsman |
| Rassie Van Der Dussen | Batsman |
| Aiden Markram | Batsman |
| David Miller | Batsman |
| Quinton de Kock | WK-Batsman |
| Heinrich Klaasen | WK-Batsman |
| Marco Jansen | Allrounder |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | Allrounder |
| Gerald Coetzee | Bowler |
| Keshav Maharaj | Bowler |
| Lungi Ngidi | Bowler |
| Lizaad Williams | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | Bowler |
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