Rassie van der dussen
Bavuma, Van der Dussen hit centuries for South Africa against India
South Africa made 296 for four after winning the toss and batting on a slow pitch.
One of the main topics of discussion was transformation and the different lived experiences of players from different backgrounds.
England’s bowlers seized the advantage late on day two of the second Test, with 5 wickets for 58 runs on Saturday. Let’s look at the key plays of the day at Newlands.
England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Test against host South Africa at Centurion on Boxing Day.
The 30-year-old Van der Dussen will bat at number five, captain Faf du Plessis said on Wednesday, in the place of Temba Bavuma who has been ruled out with a hip injury.
Hashim Amla also registered a milestone, scoring a pedestrian 55 off 83 and became the fourth South African to register 8,000 ODI runs after Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers before him.
The advent of lucrative T20 tournaments around the world have given many a cricketer a fat pay cheque that will sustain them for life after the game, but for Proteas latest batting sensation Rassie van der Dussen the T20 leagues gave him a platform to develop and get recognition.
Man of the Match Phehlukwayo (69* off 80 balls) and Van der Dussen (80* off 123 balls) produced the innings that the Proteas would ideally want from their batsman involved in a World Cup chase.
There is also a recall for Cobras pace bowler Dane Paterson, while Hashim Amla, who missed the most recent series in Australia towards the end of last year through injury, returns to the squad.
EWN's Marc Lewis chats to South African cricketer Rassie van der Dussen about his international debut and his ambitions.
Bavuma, who is the first black South African batsman to score a Test hundred for Proteas, is back at the Johannesburg franchise after spending one season at the Cape Cobras.