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Proteas board flight Down Under

Cape Town - The Proteas One-Day International (ODI) squad departs for their tour of Australasia on Monday from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

The squad will start off in New Zealand to play three ODIs against the Black Caps, before heading to Australia in November for five ODIs.  

The T20 squad will kick-start the tour Down Under with three T20 Internationals ahead of the ODI series, with the first match set to take place in Adelaide on November 5.

ODI squad

AB de Villiers (Titans, captain), Hashim Amla (Cobras, vice-captain), Kyle Abbott (Dolphins), Quinton de Kock (Highveld Lions), JP Duminy (Cape Cobras), Faf du Plessis (Titans), Imran Tahir (Dolphins), Ryan McLaren (Dolphins), David Miller (Dolphins), Morne Morkel (Titans), Wayne Parnell (Warriors), Aaron Phangiso (Highveld Lions), Vernon Philander (Cape Cobras), Rilee Rossouw (Knights), Dale Steyn (Cobras)

T20 squad

JP Duminy (Cape Cobras, captain), Kyle Abbott (Dolphins), Farhaan Behardien (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Highveld Lions), Marchant de Lange (Titans), Reeza Hendricks (Knights), Imran Tahir (Dolphins), Ryan McLaren (Dolphins), David Miller (Dolphins), Wayne Parnell (Warriors), Aaron Phangiso (Highveld Lions), Kagiso Rabada (Highveld Lions), Rilee Rossouw (Knights), David Wiese (Titans)

Tour Itinerary

New Zealand  

October 21: 1st ODI, Mount Maunganui
October 24: 2nd ODI, Mount Maunganui
October 27: 3rd ODI, Hamilton

Australia
 
November 5: 1st T20 International, Adelaide
November 7: 2nd T20 International, Melbourne
November 9: 3rd T20 International, Sydney
November 14: 1st ODI, Perth
November 16: 2nd ODI, Perth
November 19: 3rd ODI, Canberra
November 21: 4th ODI, Melbourne
November 23: 5th ODI, Sydney

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