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04-Jul-2013 16:54:00 GMT
South Africa in Sri Lanka 2013

Unfit Steyn Rested for Sri Lanka Tour

Cape Town: South Africa have decided to rest fast-bowling spearhead Dale Steyn had injury problems in the recent Champions Trophy for this month's one-day tour of Sri Lanka.

The paceman had injury problems in the recent Champions Trophy in England, forcing him to miss the semifinal defeat by the hosts, and that has weighed heavily on the minds of the selectors with Test series coming up against Pakistan, India and Australia.

Test captain Graeme Smith is also out after the opening batsman had ankle surgery in May but fast bowler Morne Morkel is fit after missing most of the Champions Trophy with a groin strain.

Young wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has been recalled while all-rounder David Wiese was named in the Twenty20 squad for the first time.

South Africa also announced that former spinner Claude Henderson would be mentoring the slow bowlers on an interim basis.

South Africa will play five 50-over matches and three Twenty20s in Sri Lanka between July 20 and Aug. 6, the first series since Domingo replaced Gary Kirsten as coach.

One-day squad:
AB de Villiers (Captain & wk), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy, Colin Ingram, Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Aaron Phangiso, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Twenty20 squad: Faf du Plessis (Capt.), Farhaan Behardien, Henry Davids, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, David Wiese.


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