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IPL role rules out McLaren

Johannesburg - Andrew Birch of the Warriors and Kyle Abbott of the Dolphins have been called up to the South Africa 'A' squad for the matches against Bangladesh 'A' next month.

The pair are replacements for Ryan McLaren of the Knights.

Birch will take his place in the four-day squad and Abbott will play in the one-day matches.

McLaren has been signed by the Kings' XI Punjab for the Indian Premier League (IPL) season and is unavailable for the South Africa 'A' side.

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