Reeza Hendricks will substitute Temba Bavuma if the injured skipper can’t play.
Though he admitted they would like to have their chief on the sector, Rassie van der Dussen believes the Proteas can arise and ship this week even when captain Temba Bavuma is unable to compete.
The SA workforce will face Australia of their semi-final in Kolkata on Thursday, in an try and reach the Cricket World Cup final for the primary time.
They may need to do it without their skipper, nonetheless, after Bavuma picked up a hamstring pressure of their final match of the group stage in Ahmedabad on Friday.
While it remained unclear whether or not Bavuma would get well in time for his or her playoff conflict, Van der Dussen stated they had been assured his potential substitute on the prime of the order, Reeza Hendricks, could be up for it.
“Our squad system has been so good, so obviously if he (Bavuma) is not there, a guy like Reeza has put his hand up when he’s got the opportunities,” stated Van der Dussen, who scored an unbeaten 76 to hold his workforce to victory of their match towards Afghanistan final week.
“At training he’s been brilliant and in terms of conditioning and in the gym and his attitude, with everything, he’s been brilliant. So we know we have a really capable replacement if it’s needed.”
Same strategy
Having approached the whole first spherical as if they had been enjoying knockout matches, as a result of consistency required to reach the playoffs, Van der Dussen insisted they wouldn’t want to vary an excessive amount of forward of their battle towards five-time champions Australia.
Regardless of the outcome, he anticipated it to be a hard-fought contest between two of the world’s finest sides.
“From the start (of the tournament) it’s been almost like a must-win type of mindset for us, so I don’t think too much will be different,” he stated.
“I believe it will likely be a very good sport. They’re an incredible workforce and they’ve performed plenty of cricket in the previous few months.
“Some of their guys are playing well, some of our guys are playing well. I think it’s going to be a good game.”
Seam bowler Lizaad Williams, who had returned residence from India final week for the beginning of his youngster, linked up once more with the Proteas squad in Kolkata on Sunday.
