De Villiers, Morris to miss tour match

Dale Steyn will return to action when South Africa Invitation XI plays Zimbabwe in a three-day tour match at Boland Park on Wednesday.

Published : Dec 19, 2017 15:33 IST

AB de Villiers and Chris Morris have been withdrawn the side.

Dale Steyn will return to action when South Africa Invitation XI plays Zimbabwe in a three-day tour match at Boland Park on Wednesday.

But then, AB de Villiers and Chris Morris have been withdrawn the side. De Villiers, who is suffering from lower back strain, has been rested as a precaution and is expected to be fit for the Proteas’ Test against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth.

Young all-rounder Dayyaan Galiem has been brought into the SA Invitation XI as a replacement for Morris, who is nursing a groin strain.

SA Invitation XI squad: Dominic Hendricks (capt), Temba Bavuma, Tladi Bokako, Michael Cohen, Isaac Dikgale, Leus du Plooy, Dayyaan Galiem, Zubayr Hamza, Kagiso Rapulana, Kelly Smuts, Dale Steyn, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Shaun von Berg, Lizaad Williams.