Dian Forrester says he will fulfill a lifelong dream if he makes his Proteas debut in the five-match T20I in New Zealand that kicks off in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
Nqobani Mokoena is ready to make his international debut and backing himself to step up for the Proteas when they take on New Zealand in the T20I series, starting in Mount Maunganui on Sunday.
Proteas captain Aiden Markram and seamer Lungi Ngidi were named in the ICC T20 World Cup team of the tournament that concluded with hosts India winning the trophy on Sunday.
Eathan Bosch has been ruled out of the Proteas T20 series against New Zealand later this month due to a hamstring injury with allrounder Wiaan Mulder called up as a replacement.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad has denied that they choked at the T20 World Cup, saying that they were rather beaten by a team far better than them on the day.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad conceded that they were nowhere near good enough last night, as they crashed out of the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri-Lanka at the hands of New Zealand.