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Cape Town - Hashim Amla returns to the Proteas’ T20 squad for the two-match series against Pakistan to be played in the United Arab Emirates next month.
“Hashim is a world-class player across all the formats,” commented Cricket South Africa (CSA) selection convener Andrew Hudson. “His experience and stability at the top of the order are qualities that we believe will strengthen the squad in a key area.
Amla played the last of his 15 T20 International matches at the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka just over a year ago before taking a break from this format at his own request.
Amla takes the place of Farhaan Behardien and in a second major change to the squad that won their series in Sri Lanka last time out, Dale Steyn returns from injury in place of Rory Kleinveldt.
Chris Morris also drops out as the squad is reduced from 16 to 15 players.
“It is great to have Dale back,” added Hudson, “as it means we now have all our senior players available again.
“There was also some encouraging form shown at the Champions League T20, notably by Henry Davids, who was unquestionably the batsman of the tournament until the Titans were knocked out.”
Proteas’ T20 squad:
Faf du Plessis (Titans, captain), Hashim Amla (Cape Cobras), Henry Davids (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Highveld Lions), AB de Villiers (Titans), JP Duminy (Cape Cobras), Imran Tahir (Highveld Lions), Ryan McLaren (Knights), David Miller (Dolphins), Morné Morkel (Titans), Wayne Parnell (Warriors), Aaron Phangiso (Highveld Lions), Dale Steyn (Cape Cobras), Lonwabo Tsotsobe (Highveld Lions), David Wiese (Titans)
“Hashim is a world-class player across all the formats,” commented Cricket South Africa (CSA) selection convener Andrew Hudson. “His experience and stability at the top of the order are qualities that we believe will strengthen the squad in a key area.
Amla played the last of his 15 T20 International matches at the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka just over a year ago before taking a break from this format at his own request.
Amla takes the place of Farhaan Behardien and in a second major change to the squad that won their series in Sri Lanka last time out, Dale Steyn returns from injury in place of Rory Kleinveldt.
Chris Morris also drops out as the squad is reduced from 16 to 15 players.
“It is great to have Dale back,” added Hudson, “as it means we now have all our senior players available again.
“There was also some encouraging form shown at the Champions League T20, notably by Henry Davids, who was unquestionably the batsman of the tournament until the Titans were knocked out.”
Proteas’ T20 squad:
Faf du Plessis (Titans, captain), Hashim Amla (Cape Cobras), Henry Davids (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Highveld Lions), AB de Villiers (Titans), JP Duminy (Cape Cobras), Imran Tahir (Highveld Lions), Ryan McLaren (Knights), David Miller (Dolphins), Morné Morkel (Titans), Wayne Parnell (Warriors), Aaron Phangiso (Highveld Lions), Dale Steyn (Cape Cobras), Lonwabo Tsotsobe (Highveld Lions), David Wiese (Titans)
