Bavuma to captain South Africa ODI squad against Australia but big star misses out

[p]Fast bowler [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabada-kagiso/jRmmeilR/"]Kagiso Rabada[/a] will miss ‌the series with injury but is ‌hoping to be ready for the test ‌matches that follow.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baartman-ottniel/pO5DmToE/"]Ottneil Baartman[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maphaka-kwena/IZXUBvML/"]Kwena Maphaka[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ngidi-lungi/fZWl9EcE/"]Lungi Ngidi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bosch-corbin/AuYfazVm/"]Corbin Bosch[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jansen-marco/6ey7qlc3/"]Marco Jansen[/a] ‌make up the fast bowling ⁠stocks.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brevis-dewald/M3h93krh/"]Dewald ‌Brevis[/a] has not been selected with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/breetzke-matthew/OnYOB6P7/"]Matthew Breetzke[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-david/rwlHA2tj/"]​David Miller[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stubbs-tristan/OG4HXfC2/"]Tristan Stubbs[/a] preferred as middle-order batting options.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fortuin-bjorn/YDoCGV4s/"]Bjorn ​Fortuin[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maharaj-keshav/lOlAEUyc/"]Keshav Maharaj[/a] are the two specialist spin options in the squad.[/p][p]Top order batter Aiden Markram will only be available for the second and third matches in the series. [/p][embed guid="46ebf28e-3f9a-40c6-85d3-520944243584" url="https://x.com/ProteasMenCSA/status/2096931682112635198?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"With ⁠the World Cup ​just over a year away, this series marks an important step in shaping the squad as we build towards ‌the tournament, while also giving those players who are in the frame opportunities when we face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bangladesh/2of97jms/"]Bangladesh[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] later in the season,"[/b] coach Shukri Conrad said.[/p][p]The series against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OxG0JfXg/"]Australia[/a] gets under way in Durban on September 24, before the second match in Johannesburg ‌on September 27 and then Potchefstroom ​on September 30.[/p][p]South Africa and Australia have met in 113 ODIs in the past, with the Proteas leading the head-to-head 57-52, with three ties and one match abandoned. In South Africa, the home side lead 28-22. [/p][embed guid="4ce6db9b-9f18-4b51-87a2-a4e31ad12137" url="https://x.com/ProteasMenCSA/status/2096917585514074188?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Squad: [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bavuma-temba/Kb3iKZg5/"]Temba Bavuma[/a] (captain), Ottneil Baartman, ‌Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gerald-coetzee/GApxa5Kl/"]Gerald Coetzee[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-kock-quinton/x49jXCwB/"]Quinton de Kock[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-zorzi-tony/jXE3gZcR/"]Tony de Zorzi[/a], Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/markram-aiden/t2HJVWpB/"]Aiden Markram[/a], David Miller, ⁠Lungi Ngidi, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rickelton-ryan/xOotum0C/"]⁠Ryan Rickelton[/a] and ‌Tristan Stubbs[/p]