16th December, Centurion (CRICKETNMORE) - The first test match of 3 match series between South africa and West Indies will begin on Wednesday (17th December) at Centurian. Hashim Amla will captains South Africa for the first time in a home Test match. Amla will lead the team in Tests following the retirement of Graeme Smith last season.
South Africa have won away in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe under Amla's captainship.On the other end, West Indies have lost ten of 12 previous Tests in South Africa, managing just one win and one draw.
West Indies tour of South Africa - Complete Schedule
For South Africa, JP Duminy may miss the whole series because of a knee injury. South African batting will revolve around Amla and de Villiers while bowling attack will have Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel.
West Indies batting will depends heavily on in-form Marlon Samuels and the 40-year-old Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
West Indies 30-Men team for ICC World Cup 2015
Teams (from):
South Africa: Hashim Amla (capt), Alviro Petersen, Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, Stiaan van Zyl, Quinton de Kock (wk), Robin Peterson, Kyle Abbott, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada.
West Indies: Denesh Ramdin (captain, wk), Kraigg Brathwaite, Devon Smith, Leon Johnson, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Sheldon Cottrell, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Chadwick Walton (wk).
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