Thando Ntini, the son of South Africa pace legend Makhaya Ntini, has been named in a 13-man South Africa Invitational XI to face West Indies in a three-day tour match beginning Tuesday.
The 22-year-old is a right-arm quick with 16 first class matches under his belt, after making his debut as an 18-year-old.
He took only a couple of wickets for Dolphins in the club’s eight-wicket win over Western Province last week.
Makhaya finished with 390 wickets from 101 Tests, to be third on the South Africa all-time list.
Batsman Corbin Bosch, who has featured for Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League, has been named in the side along with Bryce Parsons, a 22-year-old right-hander who lashed an unbeaten hundred for Dolphins last week.
The game, scheduled for Willowmoore Park in Benoni, is the only warm-up game for West Indies before they face South Africa in a two-Test series starting February 28 at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
The second Test will be played at the Wanderers from March 8-12.
SQUAD – Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Ruan de Swart, Evan Jones, Wihan Lubbe, Wandile Makwetu, Hlompho Modimokoane, Smangaliso Nhlebela, Thando Ntini, Bryce Parsons, Jiveshan Pillay, Daniel Smith, Codi Yusuf.
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