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'Preparations have gone well,' says skipper De Zorzi as SA A jet off to Sri Lanka

With three one-dayers and two four-day matches ahead of them in the subcontinent, Tony de Zorzi is looking forward to the South African A sides tour to Sri Lanka that gets underway this weekend.

De Zori, who leads a strong squad coached by Proteas red ball mentor, Shukri Conrad, says preparations for the tour have gone exceptionally well, but now, it's about applying that out in the middle.

"We caught a lot of the nets; we had double sessions most of the days morning, followed by afternoon sessions,” said De Zorzi, as the team flew out from Johannesburg on Wednesday.

“We also had a couple of warm-up games and then middle session scenarios. 

“It's always nice to be in the middle, spend time on the legs for the batters and for the bowlers to get a proper feel of some game time with some match-like intensity and then obviously preparing for certain conditions as well. So I think preparations have gone really well, and everyone is ready to go and hit the ground running come the weekend," he added.

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De Zorzi, who is coming off a promising debut season of international cricket, is looking forward to the trip, which begins with a one-day clash in Kandy on Sunday.

"I'm quite excited about the challenge of leading the 'A' side for this tour," he said. 

"It's a massive honour, and I'm really pleased to be given the job. 

"We have a very talented squad of players that have been put together by coach Shukri. I'm pleased to be working with them and look forward to learning from them as well."

The squad includes several Proteas in Keegan Petersen, Kyle Verreynne, Gerald Coetzee, Senuran Muthusamy, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams, Sinethemba

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