Overview
- Keshav Maharaj will captain the two-Test series in Bulawayo from June 28 after Temba Bavuma was ruled out with a hamstring injury
- Rassie van der Dussen is appointed leader of a 14-player T20I squad for the Harare tri-series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand from July 14 to 26
- Four uncapped players—Corbin Bosch, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Rubin Hermann and Senuran Muthusamy—earn maiden T20I call-ups as part of senior workload management
- Dewald Brevis returns to the T20I setup after a two-year absence bolstered by his IPL 2025 form, while Anrich Nortje’s tri-series spot remains in doubt due to a fresh injury
- Key white-ball and Test regulars such as Aiden Markram, David Miller and Kagiso Rabada are rested to help build squad depth ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup