South Africa have unveiled their Playing XI for the opening ICC World Test Championship encounter against Bangladesh. Having recently secured a memorable victory in the third Test against Australia, South Africa will look to maintain their impressive form and get their World Test Championship campaign off to a positive start.
Zubayr Hamza is set to make his notable return to the format for the first time since February 2024. The other significant change is that of Dane Paterson, who has been named in the XI to strengthen South Africa's fast-bowling resources. He joins a formidable pace unit featuring Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Wiaan Mulder. The first Test is set to begin on Sunday in Johannesburg
South Africa's playing XI for first Test: Aiden Markram, Marques Ackerman, Zubayr Hamza, Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson