Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE starting June 12 2026

De Villiers back from injury for Aust ODIs

Proteas' captain AB de Villiers has recovered from an elbow injury and will lead South Africa in the one-day series against Australia on home soil.

South Africa captain AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers has recovered from injury and will lead South Africa in their series with Australia. (AAP)

South Africa's talismanic captain AB de Villiers has recovered from injury and been included in the Proteas' squad for the one-day series at home against Australia starting later this month.

De Villiers missed the recent two-Test series with New Zealand due to an elbow problem, but is on track to be fit for the five-match series against Australia, Cricket South Africa said on Tuesday.

Seamer Andile Phehlukwayo has received his first call-up to the 50-over squad for the series, while fast bowler Dale Steyn and hard-hitting middle-order batsman David Miller return after missing the triangular series in the Caribbean against Australia and West Indies in June.

Morne Morkel and Rilee Roussow were not considered due to injury and lack of match fitness respectively.

South Africa play a one-off ODI against Ireland on September 25 in Benoni ahead of the Australia series, with Test batsman Temba Bavuma and uncapped allrounder Dwaine Pretorius included in the squad for that game only.

News that makes sense

Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

"As far as Temba Bavuma is concerned we want to see what he can do in the ODI format after the extremely successful run he has had in the Test squad where he has averaged 66 during the current calendar year," convenor of selectors Linda Zondi said.

The series with Australia gets under way on September 30 in Centurion and finishes on October 12 in Cape Town.

Squad to play Australia: AB de Villiers (capt), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn.


2 min read

Published

Source: AAP



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News straight to your inbox

Sign up now for daily news from Australia and around the world. You can also subscribe to Insight's weekly newsletter for in-depth features and first-person stories.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world