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S.Africa send Zimbabwe in to bat in first one-day international
KIMBERLEY, South Africa, Sept 30, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – South Africa won the
toss and sent Zimbabwe in to bat in the first one-day international at the
Diamond Oval on Sunday.
JP Duminy, standing in as South African captain for the injured Faf du
Plessis, said the record favoured teams batting second in Kimberley.
“There is a little bit of grass cover and we’ll try to use that up front,”
he said.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn, who has not played in a one-day international
since October 2016, was not included in the starting line-up but is likely to
feature later in the three-match series.
South Africa fielded a largely inexperienced batting line-up with Du
Plessis and Hashim Amla injured and David Miller and Quinton de Kock rested.
Teams: South Africa: JP Duminy (captain), Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Reeza
Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen (wkt), Christiaan Jonker, Wiaan Mulder, Andile
Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi
Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza (captain), Solomon Mire, Brendan Taylor
(wkt), Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Peter Moor, Elton Chigumbura, Brandon
Mavuta, Kyle Jarvis, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Bongani Jele (RSA)
TV umpire: Adrian Holdstock (RSA)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (RSA)
BSS/AFP/MSY/1428 hrs