South Africa Skipper Temba Bavuma To Miss World Cup Warm-Up Matches

28.09.2023 - 10:25 sports.ndtv.com

South Africa's preparations for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup have taken a blow with the news that captain Temba Bavuma will miss the Proteas' warm-up fixtures for the tournament against Afghanistan and New Zealand.

Bavuma is flying home due to family reasons and will miss South Africa's two vital warm-up matches. The T20I skipper Aiden Markram will captain the South Africa team in WC warm-up matches in Bavuma's absence. ????#CWC23 TEAM UPDATE ????????Proteas ODI Captain Temba Bavuma will travel back home due to family reasonsBavuma misses 2️⃣ #CWC23 warm-up matches????️Afghanistan ???????? ????️New Zealand ????????Markram will captain in his absence #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/iC3PwcSPrY South Africa will take on Afghanistan in their opening warm-up fixture on Friday in Thiruvananthapuram, before completing their preparations for the tournament against New Zealand at the same Greenfield Stadium venue on October 2.

Proteas will play their World Cup opening match against Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and Bavuma is likely to return in time for this clash.

Bavuma has been in good form for the Proteas of late, with the experienced opener scoring an unbeaten century against Australia in Bloemfontein earlier this month.

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