The Proteas won the toss and will bat first in the first T20I against Zimbabwe in East London.
The road to ‘Vision 2019’ continues as the Proteas continue their experimental phase with new players in the side.
Du Plessis brought a specialist coin tosser to the toss – JP Duminy – and flipped in the favour of his skipper, who never failed to admit his weakness of winning coin tosses.
Rassie van der Dussen and Gihahn Cloete will both receive their debuts, while the Proteas have given the likes of Christiaan Jonker and Junior Dala further opportunity to prove themselves.
Proteas XI:
1) Quinton de Kock
2) Gihahn Cloete
3) Faf du Plessis
4) Rassie van der Dussen
5) David Miller
6) Christiaan Jonker
7) Andile Phehlukwayo
8) Junior Dala
9) Tabraiz Shamsi
10) Imran Tahir
11) Tabraiz Shamsi
Zimbabwe probable XI
1) Chamu Chibhabha
2)Hamilton Masakadza
3) Brendan Taylor
4) Tarisai Musakanda
5) Sean Williams
6) Peter Moor
7) Elton Chigumbura
8) Brandon Mavuta
9) Kyle Jarvis
10) Tendai Chisoro
11) Tendai Chatara
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