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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa have recalled fast bowler Anrich Nortje and all-rounder Wayne Parnell, and handed a first Twenty20 International call-up to batsman Tristan Stubbs, for the five-match tour of India starting on June 9.
Tristan Stubbs a maiden call-up, while Wayne Parnell made a comeback after five years for the upcoming five-match T20 tour of India starting June 9. The 16-member contingent will be led by Temba Bavuma as South Africa make a return to international T20 cricket for the first time since the ICC T20 World Cup in late 2021. The 21-year-old Stubbs, who impressed in the past season while playing for the Gbets Warriors in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Challenge, scored 293 runs in seven innings, at an average of 48.83 and a strike rate of 183.12, including 23 sixes.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced the Proteas squad for an upcoming five-game T20 international series against India.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper K L Rahul wants his top-order batters to up their game following their second consecutive loss in the Indian Premier League. The 24-run loss to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday was LSG's first back-to-back defeat in the competition, denting their chances of finishing in the top-two.
Rajasthan Royals innings against Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday will be a perfect one. There was no standout performer, yet the Royals managed to put up a competitive 178/6 on the board. The top-scorer was opener Yashasvi Jaiswal with 41 (off 29b; 6x4, 1x6) and the other batters chipped in with useful knocks. AS IT HAPPENEDIn reply, LSG were never in the chase once Trent Boult took out Quinton de Kock and Ayush Badoni in the third over, and then Prasidh Krishna sent back KL Rahul cheaply. Deepak Hooda (59 off 39b; 5x4, 2x6) and Krunal Pandya (25 off 23b; 1x4, 1x6) added 65 for the fourth wicket, but the required run-rate kept on rising during their stay at the crease. Towards the end, Marcus Stoinis (27 off 17b; 1x4, 2x6) hit some lusty blows but it wasn't enough as LSG fell short of the target and lost by 24 runs.
A clinical Rajasthan Royals inched closer to securing a play-offs berth with a convincing 24-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to their margin of victory, RR also toppled LSG from the second place. Batting first, Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 41 while Devdutt Padikkal blazed away to an 18-ball 39, as Rajasthan Royals posted 178 for six. Skipper Sanju Samson made 32 off 24 balls.
Both RR and LSG are now tied on 16 points from 13 matches and need another win to confirm their place in the next stage of the tournament. Thanks to their margin of victory, RR also toppled LSG from the second place.
LSG skipper KL Rahul could be tempted to bring in the experience of right-hand batter Manish Pandey in place of youngster Ayush Badoni to bolster the batting line-up when they take on Rajasthan Royals on Sunday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. LSG are placed second in the points table currently while RR have seven wins from 12 games and occupy the 3rd place for now. LSG would like to improve after their last match's performance where they were thrashed by 62 runs vs GT.