Overview

• Aiden Markram will captain the Test side after Temba Bavuma was sidelined for six to eight weeks with a grade-two calf strain.
• Quinton de Kock returns to international duty in both the ODI and T20I squads following discussions with head coach Shukri Conrad.
• Off-spinner Simon Harmer has been recalled to the Test squad, with Keshav Maharaj available only from the second Test as he completes rehabilitation.
• David Miller will lead the T20Is and Matthew Breetzke the ODIs, with most multi-format players rested for the white-ball leg except Corbin Bosch and Dewald Brevis.
• South Africa play a one-off T20I in Namibia on October 11 under Donovan Ferreira before two Tests (Oct 12–24), three T20Is (Oct 28–Nov 1) and three ODIs (Nov 4–8) in Pakistan.