South Africa team selection

[StephenZA]

Yeah to be honest I expected a tougher challenge for SL A , it's usually a tough place to tour for any team we put out in SENA but it's been really comfortable..

All we have to do is get through your top order and the rest fall like dominoes..Bowling attack also lacking

Its a combination of things, regarding testing players and youngsters but also where the games are being played. The secondary venues in SA will suit SL far more, generally slower and drier pitches.

But SA A batsmen are not knocking any doors down which is a concern.

 

[StephenZA]

I hope Prince opens again, thought that suited him far more than coming in lower down the order.

 

[SeamUp]

Its a combination of things, regarding testing players and youngsters but also where the games are being played. The secondary venues in SA will suit SL far more, generally slower and drier pitches.

But SA A batsmen are not knocking any doors down which is a concern.

Only 2 50s from de Zorzi and Breetzke.

With the CPL happening there might be some players not available for UAE so these guys need to show what they can do.

 

[SeamUp]

We still need to be better than what we have been and any old SA A team from 20 years ago would normally (no disrespect beat a Sri Lanka A team in Potch or Boland). Our fielding has been well below par.

Saying that I think the average scores should always be 280-320 here. Our batting hasn't been good enough bar a couple bright sparks.

 

[StephenZA]

We still need to be better than what we have been and any old SA A team from 20 years ago would normally (no disrespect beat a Sri Lanka A team in Potch or Boland). Our fielding has been well below par.

Saying that I think the average scores should always be 280-320 here. Our batting hasn't been good enough bar a couple bright sparks.

We haven't been good. But that is just a general state of SA cricket right now.

 

[Silver Silva]

We still need to be better than what we have been and any old SA A team from 20 years ago would normally (no disrespect beat a Sri Lanka A team in Potch or Boland). Our fielding has been well below par.

Saying that I think the average scores should always be 280-320 here. Our batting hasn't been good enough bar a couple bright sparks.

No disrespect at all ! I honestly expected this young side to get thrashed , all our best players are in England right now while guys like Pathirana , Vandersay, Wellalage, Asalanka , Avishka Fernando who are normally part of the ODI team aren't available either ..

I think from outsiders perspective there are some players on SA A team who lack basic fundamentals to play spin bowling.

 

[SeamUp]

I've questioned the logic before with opening with Bedingham...

Just pure disdain here.

 

[StephenZA]

I've questioned the logic before with opening with Bedingham...

Just pure disdain here.

It's never a terrible idea to open with your best batsmen. Particularly on a pretty flat surface.

 

[TT Boy]

I've questioned the logic before with opening with Bedingham...

Just pure disdain here.

Remarkable knock so far.

 

[StephenZA]

That de Zorzi wicket is so typical of SA batsman at the moment.

 

[TT Boy]

First wicket down now to spin. Sri Lanka still in this despite South Africa going at 12 runs an over.

 

[StephenZA]

Quality ton that. Needs to keep doing it for SA.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

What a knock from Bedingham basically chased this total on his own

 

[TT Boy]

Career best and still could get a 200.

 

[Silver Silva]

Unbelievable knock from Bedingham he's literally put the game to bed

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

That's more I like it , well hopefully the selectors do the right thing and select Bedingham for the one dayers vs Afghanistan

 

[StephenZA]

The rest of the batting felt very lackluster though.

Well done to Bedingham.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

The rest of the batting felt very lackluster though.

Well done to Bedingham.

Yeah even when Bedingham was flying it felt like if he didn't pass 150 that SL still had half a chance and that should never happen ..

 

[Silver Silva]

That's more I like it , well hopefully the selectors do the right thing and select Bedingham for the one dayers vs Afghanistan

If you was in charge of the SA team for AFG series who would you pick ?

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

If you was in charge of the SA team for AFG series who would you pick ?

Well there's a lot of things to consider when selecting any Proteas side, I would look to be building our all rounder base , so I wouldn't play our strongest team ..

Mine would look like:

1.David Bedingham
2.Tony De Zorzi
3.Temba Bavuma (C)
4.Kyle Verreynne (WK)
5.Wiaan Mulder
6.Tristan Stubbs
7.Dewald Brevis
8.Senuran Muthusamy
9.Marco Jansen
10.Kagiso Rabada
11.Kwena Maphaka

Bench - Markram , Miller, Maharaj , Klaasen