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IPL-bound Proteas will be available for crucial Netherlands series, says CSA head Nkwe

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Cricket South Africa's director of cricket, Enoch Nkwe, said their Indian Premier League-bound players will be available for the do-or-die Netherlands ODI series at the end of the month.The two ODIs against the Netherlands, which form part of the ICC World Cup ODI Super League program, are on 31 March and 2 April, with the 2023 IPL starting the same day as the first ODI.South Africa didn't have their IPL players for last year's two-Test series against Bangladesh, but navigated that rubber without too much difficulty.The likes of Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, and Lungi Ngidi are IPL stalwarts and will be called upon by their franchises after the series.CSA have an agreement with the South African Cricketers' Association to release players for IPL duty.READ | Destined to lead: Markram comes full circle since captaining 2014 Under-19 world championsThe 20 points available from the Netherlands series are crucial to World Cup qualification as Sri Lanka will be playing three ODI Super League games against New Zealand which will give SA an exact idea of what they'll need to do to qualify.Sri Lanka's three ODIs against the Black Caps are on 25, 28, and 31 March in New Zealand.The Proteas need to win both ODIs against the Dutchmen, while New Zealand must whitewash Sri Lanka in order for the Proteas to qualify.Nkwe said they've been in contact with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about the availability of their key players. "As it stands, they are available," Nkwe said."We've been in contact with the IPL and the BCCI, so the selected players will be available for the two ODIs."For those who aren't selected, it's a different story, but those who are selected

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