Faf du PlessisFaf du Plessis, who announced earlier Monday that he was stepping down from the captaincy, is part of a 16-man squad to be captained by Quinton de KockFormer captain Faf du Plessis and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will return to the South African squad for a three-match Twenty20 international series against Australia, starting at the Wanderers Stadium Friday. Du Plessis, who announced earlier Monday that he was stepping down from the captaincy, is part of a 16-man squad to be captained by Quinton de Kock. Both Du Plessis and Rabada were rested from one-day and T20I series against England following a Test series between the sides which ended last month. Fast bowler Anrich Nortje, one of South Africa's successes in a losing Test series, has also been included in the squad named by Cricket South Africa Monday. South African squad: Quinton de Kock (capt, wkt), Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis, Bjorn Fortuin, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jon-Jon Smuts, Dale Steyn, Pite van Biljon and Rassie van der DussenT20I series fixtures:February 21, JohannesburgFebruary 23, Port ElizabethFebruary 26, Cape Town

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2020 16:18 UTC