South Africa's captain Temba Bavuma gestures during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international - he will lead SA in the ODIs against Afghanistan and Ireland

South Africa will be without plenty of their regulars for their ODI and T20I series against Afghanistan and Ireland in the UAE.

Both tours will be held later this month in the UAE. Afghanistan will play South Africa in three ODIs from September 18 to 22 in Sharjah, and two T20Is against Ireland in Abu Dhabi on September 27 and 29 before taking them on in a three-match ODI series, beginning on October 2.

Jason Smith and Nqaba Peter, who have played T20Is for the Proteas before, have earned their maiden ODI call-ups. Andile Simelane has been picked in the ODI squad for the Afghanistan series and gets his maiden international call-up. He has also been picked in the T20I series against Ireland. Simelane was, most recently, a part of the Emerging tour of Zimbabwe in August and also played for South Africa A against Sri Lanka A.

Temba Bavuma will lead the ODI teams that will be without several big names. Barring Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen, most first-choice players have been given a rest from the two series. Markram will lead the T20I series against Ireland.

 

Lungi Ngidi, who suffered a lower back injury during the playoffs of the SA20 in February this year, has been cleared for fitness and has been picked in all three squads.

South Africa squad for Afghanistan ODIs:

Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Andile Simelane, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqabayomzi Peter

South Africa squad for Ireland T20Is:

Aiden Markram (c), Matthew Breetzke, Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Patrick Kruger, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqabayomzi Peter

South Africa squad for Ireland ODIs:

Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman, Lungi Ngidi. Lizaad Williams, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqabayomzi Peter

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