Cricket
Swanepoel called up for SA 'A' tour to Sri Lanka─── MORGAN PIEK 14:19 Tue, 02 May 2023
The former Free State and Northern Cape Heat all-rounder, Beyers Swanepoel, will get his first taste of senior international cricket next month.
Swanepoel, who now plays for the Warriors in Gqeberha, has been included in the South Africa ‘A’ squad for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.
The Vanderbijlpark-born Swanepoel comes in as a replacement for Corbin Bosch who has been withdrawn due to a back injury.
Cricket South Africa confirmed that Bosch will miss the tour due to a back injury.
“The bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch has been withdrawn from the South Africa A (SA ‘A’) tour to Sri Lanka due to a back injury.
“The 28-year-old experienced progressive back discomfort and underwent scans which revealed stress reaction.
“While further scans showed healing, the scans also indicated that he will not recover completely in time for the squad’s departure to the subcontinent on 31 May.”
The SA ‘A’ side under the guidance of Shukri Conrad will face their Sri Lankan counterparts in three One-Day matches and two 4-Day matches.
The first One-Day game will be played on 4 June in Kandy.
South Africa 'A' squad - Tony de Zorzi (captain, Western Province), Matthew Breetzke (Warriors), Dewald Brevis (Titans), Gerald Coetzee (ITEC Knights), Zubayr Hamza (Western Province), Jordan Hermann (Warriors), Tshepo Moreki (Western Province), Senuran Muthusamy (North West Dragons), Keegan Petersen (Dolphins), Sinethemba Qeshile (Warriors), Lutho Sipamla (Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Warriors), Beyers Swanepoel (Warriors), Kyle Verreynne (Western Province) and Lizaad Williams (Titans).
