Bavuma returns, Breetzke called-up as Proteas name Test squad for West Indies

Proteas red-ball coach Shukri Conrad announced on Monday his 16-man squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies, which starts on 7 August.

Temba Bavuma is back and will wear the captaincy armband with wicket-keeper batter Ryan Rickelton also returning to the red-ball setup.

Warriors batter Matthew Breetzke received his maiden Test call-up after an impressive summer, which included a decent showing at the domestic 4-day competition with 322 runs at an average of 46, including a top score of 188.

Breetzke, who also led South Africa A in a four-day match against India A in December, finished as third-highest run-scorer in the SA20 and topped the CSA T20 Challenge batting charts as he scored 467 runs in 15 games for the Warriors.

Meanwhile, Cricket South Africa decided to rest all-rounder Marco Jansen for the Test series.

Eight members of the squad will attend a red-ball camp from 15-19 July in Durban before the squad will get together in Trinidad and Tobago on 27 July.

Proteas Test squad against West Indies

Temba Bavuma* (captain, Lions), David Bedingham (Western Province), Matthew Breetzke* (Warriors), Nandre Burger (Western Province), Gerald Coetzee (Titans), Tony de Zorzi* (Western Province), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans),Wiaan Mulder* ( Lions), Lungi Ngidi* (Titans), Dane Paterson* (Western Province), Dane Piedt (Knights), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tristan Stubbs* (Warriors), Ryan Rickelton (Lions), and Kyle Verreynne* (Western Province).

*These players will attend a red-ball camp.

The two-match Test series, which is part of the ICC World Test Championship, will be South Africa's first in the Caribbean since June 2021, which saw them claim a 2-0 series win over the hosts.

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