Mihlali Mpongwana to captain SA Emerging squad for tour to Zimbabwe

The South Africans will two four-day encounters and three one-day matches against their Zimbabwe counterparts at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo that will kick off on 1 August.

The 24-year-old Mpongwana, who struck a match-winning hundred and grabbed three wickets for Western Province in their victorious domestic One-Day Cup final against North West Dragons last season, represented South Africa A against West Indies A in three first-class matches last season.  

He was also named in the Proteas ODI squad against India in December and toured with the national side to New Zealand for a two-match Test series in February but did not receive an international cap.

SA Emerging squad head coach Malibongwe Makete said: "We've spent the last three months together as a group training at the Centre of Excellence in Pretoria and we're now ready to go and play some competitive cricket.

"We've got a great squad that covers all bases and this tour presents an opportunity for those players to showcase their abilities against international opposition and make a name for themselves through their performances.

"I am also very confident that Mihlali will thrive with the additional responsibility of leading the side across both formats."

SA Emerging squad: Mihlali Mpongwana (captain, Western Province), Jade de Klerk (Border), Dian Forrester (Free State), Valentine Kitime (Western Province), Tristan Luus (Dolphins), Dewan Marais (Easterns), Litheko Modiri (Titans), Andile Mogakane (Warriors), Nipho Mpungose (Free State), Caleb Seleka (North West), Lesego Senokwane (North West), Andile Simelane (Dolphins), Codi Yusuf (Lions), and Ntando Zuma (KZN Inland)

Four-day matches:

1-4 August: Zimbabwe Emerging vs SA Emerging Men - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

7-10 August: Zimbabwe Emerging vs SA Emerging Men - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

One-day matches

13 August: Zimbabwe Emerging vs SA Emerging Men - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

15 August: Zimbabwe Emerging vs SA Emerging Men - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

17 August: Zimbabwe Emerging vs SA Emerging Men - Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 

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