Cricket South Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay's master-blaster Tristan Stubbs has received his maiden Proteas call-up ahead of the highly anticipated 5-match T20 series against India across five venues on the sub continent from 9-19 June.
The 21-year-old right-hand, middle order batsman impressed this past season while playing for the Gbets Warriors in the Cricket South Africa T20 Challenge at St George's Park.
Stubbs scored 293 runs in seven innings, at an average of 48.83 and a superb strike rate of 183.12, including 23 sixes.
He was also part of the South Africa 'A' team to Zimbabwe before he was called up to the Mumbai Indians camp for the 2022 Indian Premier League.
Other notable selections include the exciting return of Warriors fast bowler Anrich Nortje who has been recovering from injury since December 2021 and batters, Reeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen.
Nortje has been medically cleared for action and is currently working through his return to play programme while playing for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
Wayne Parnell also makes a welcome return to the T20 set up for the first time since the team's tour to England in 2017.
CSA Convenor of Selectors, Victor Mpitsang said Tristan Stubbs is an exciting prospect and they're keen to see what he can deliver.
Mpitsang said the country can also join in a collective sigh of relief at the return of Anrich Nortje, who has been working hard to recover from a frustrating injury.
'The National Selection Panel and I are really excited to watch our full strength Proteas take on the world's number one T20 team," said Mpitsang.
India T20I series vs South Africa itinerary:
09 June 1st T20I Delhi
12 June 2nd T20I Cuttack
14 June 3rd T20I Vizag
17 June 4th T20I Rajkot
19 June 5th T20I Bengaluru
