South Africa will play two match test series against West Indies from August 17. West Indies will host this test series. South Africa has announced their squad for this.
South Africa will be in action after 2 months as they played the T20 World Cup final in June so they have moved on from this and will start new.
Shukri Conrad confirms Tristan Stubbs’s position
South Africa has announced their squad and Temba Bavuma will be leading the team most importantly youngster Tristan Stubbs will be playing at no 3 confirmed by South Africa’s red ball coach Shukri Conrad, Tristan Stubbs debuted against India last year and then he didn’t get much chance, however, he performed quite well in white ball cricket and he has produced some fine knocks in T20 games and T20 World Cup 2024 too he played some good knocks. So now it’s time to groove up for the next challenge and so he has been promoted to No3. Shukri Conrad said:
“Technique is a big factor because you’re going to be facing the new ball the bulk of the time,” Conrad said in a pre-series press conference, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
“And he’s quite an imposing character, a big, strong, strapping boya big, strong, strapping boy, and I quite like that. I like the fact that at the top of the order, there are quite imposing guys; guys that have got a good aura about them and strong body language.”
“I’m going to give him a good run. I’d be surprised if we didn’t back him throughout the rest of the cycle. I’m pretty confident Tristan is going to come good.”
Tristan Stubbs has shown his form in domestic cricket and he has a triple-century under his name so he is quite prepared for the red-ball format and will surely perform well for the country. West Indies currently lost the test series against England but West Indies will challenge South Africa in there home conditions as they dominate the oppositions when they play at home.