*Official* South Africa Test Tour of Zimbabwe 2025

[SeamUp]

Going to keep the T20 Tri-Series & New Zealand test tour to Zim separate.

 

[SeamUp]

Markram, Rickelton, Stubbs, Jansen & Rabada rested from WTC final XI

 

[SeamUp]

Zimbabwe squad should be announced today or tomorrow.

 

[SeamUp]

No Ngarava or Ben Curran. And no Brad Evans.

 

[TT Boy]

All injured. Curran broke their finger against South Africa earlier in the month. Shame Raza is skipping due to commitments in America. That shouldn't be happening.
Fancy Bedingham will go big. Maharaj may captain if Bavuma is struggling.

 

[SeamUp]

Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe Test series due to his left hamstring strain.

Keshav Maharaj will take over the captaincy for the series.

Bavuma has not been replaced by anyone.

Lungi Ngidi will only be available for the 2nd test.

 

[Dendarii]

I did wonder how bad Bavuma's injury was and whether he'd be OK for the series. That leaves us with hardly any experience in the batting, which isn't ideal, even if it is against Zimbabwe.

 

[Stefan9]

Wonder if stick with wiaan at 3 with breetzke and Hamza being actual threes.

 

[SeamUp]

Wonder if stick with wiaan at 3 with breetzke and Hamza being actual threes.

That is an interesting one. I wouldn't mind playing both at 3/4 but then that probably stretches the bowling too much with the inexperience.

Senokwane
De Zorzi
Breetzke / Hamza
Bedingham
Brevis / Pretorius
Verreynne
Mulder
C Bosch
Maharaj
Subrayen
Maphaka / Yusuf

 

[Northerner]

A bit of a blow losing Bavuma the best batsman and captain for the series but still fancy the Proteas to win 2-0,
the most inexperienced side since the return from isolation, really interested to see how this pans out,

 

[Dendarii]

the most inexperienced side since the return from isolation

Wouldn't the side that went to New Zealand have had less experience?

 

[SeamUp]

Wouldn't the side that went to New Zealand have had less experience?

Trying to remember who actually had caps?

Hamza
Petersen
Bedingham (debuted the series before)
Piedt (shadow of former self)
Olivier (shadow of former self)

 

[Dendarii]

Trying to remember who actually had caps?

Hamza
Petersen
Bedingham (debuted the series before)
Piedt (shadow of former self)
Olivier (shadow of former self)

Also Paterson. He played two tests four years earlier against England.

 

[Northerner]

Wouldn't the side that went to New Zealand have had less experience?

Probably, may be the 3rd most inexperienced the

Wouldn't the side that went to New Zealand have had less experience?

One of the most inexperienced then, forgot about the NZ tour and the very first West Indies tour, old age

 

[SeamUp]

Team announced for tomorrow

 

[Stefan9]

Interesting that they went for breetzke to open. Presume brevis will bat ahead of Pretorius.

 

[SeamUp]

Interesting that they went for breetzke to open. Presume brevis will bat ahead of Pretorius.

Yeah, I know he didn't like opening before. But I guess he is more mature now & it's a test he needs to get through.

 

[Dendarii]

Yeah, I know he didn't like opening before. But I guess he is more mature now & it's a test he needs to get through.

Also, he's been selected for a test match. Many players wouldn;t care where they batted if they were given the opportunity to play.

 

[Bahseph]

Team announced for tomorrow

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Exciting to see who puts their hand up in this game. Only Maharaj, Bedingham , Mulder and Verryenne are really settled in the first XI.

 

[Northerner]

My prediction for what its worth, 2-0 to the Proteas but in one of the tests Zimbabwe will put up a good fight and take it to the 5th day,