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Proteas’ Captain Temba Bavuma during a Test match
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The captain of the South African test cricket team, Temba Bavuma will lead his side in the two-match series against Sri Lanka starting in Durban next Wednesday.
Bavuma was cleared for selection following a fitness test on Monday.
He has recovered from a left elbow injury that sidelined him during the recent Test tour of Bangladesh.
All-rounder Marco Jansen and fast bowler Gerald Coetzee also return to the Test set-up for the first time since the series against India last summer.
The two along with Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder complete the pace attack.
Keshav Maharaj and Senuran Muthusamy have been named as the two frontline spinners for the series.
