Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced at this time that Malibongwe Maketa has been appointed the Proteas interim head coach for South Africa’s upcoming three-match Test tour of Australia.
Maketa, who’s at the moment the South Africa A coach and National Academy Lead, will take cost of the Test squad from December till early January as they put together to face Australia of their penultimate sequence of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
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South Africa discover themselves positioned second on the desk behind Australia following two sequence wins, one loss and one draw within the second cycle of the WTC.
The 42-year-old steps into the position after being a part of South Africa’s most up-to-date Test tour of England, the place he labored as a advisor through the four-day warm-up match towards England Lions and the triumphant first Test at Lord’s in August. He additionally served as assistant head coach to the Proteas from 2017-2019.
Commenting on Maketa’s appointment, Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe stated:
“We are pleased to name Malibongwe as our interim coach to lead the Proteas in Australia. He is a familiar face to the environment and has worked in the same space previously when he served as assistant coach.
“Mali knows most of the players well; they know him too; and with such a short time between now and the tour, we as Cricket South Africa felt we needed someone who could step in immediately and lead us through what is an important series for the Proteas.
“We would like to wish him well on his appointment. He has our full support, and we have no doubt he will do South Africans proud in this series.”
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Welcoming Maketa to the Proteas setup, CSA Chief Executive Officer, Pholetsi Moseki praised the appointment.
“Malibongwe has earned respect and acclaim as a coach and a leader. This interim appointment is in recognition of his ability to ingratiate himself into any system and assure continuity. As no stranger to the Proteas setup, I am confident that he will acquit himself well and hit the ground running.”
South Africa Test Tour to Australia Fixtures
17 – 21 December 2022
Australia vs South Africa – The Gabba, Brisbane
26 – 30 December 2022
Australia vs South Africa – MCG, Melbourne
04 – 08 January 2023
Australia vs South Africa – SCG, Sydney
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The Proteas are at the moment in motion on the T20 World Cup.
Squad: Temba Bavuma (captain, DP World Lions), Quinton de Kock (Momentum Multiply Titans), Reeza Hendricks (DP World Lions), Marco Jansen (Gbets Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Momentum Multiply Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Momentum Multiply Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Anrich Nortje (Gbets Warriors), Wayne Parnell (Six Gun Grill Western Province), Kagiso Rabada (DP World Lions), Rilee Rossouw (ITEC Knights), Tabraiz Shamsi (Momentum Multiply Titans), Tristan Stubbs (Gbets Warriors).
South Africa Group Stage Itinerary
Thursday, 03 November – 19:00 (10:00 SAST)
Pakistan vs South Africa – SCG, Sydney
Sunday, 06 November – 10:30 (02:00 SAST)
South Africa vs Netherlands – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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