Standard Bank National Academy team to tour Bangladesh

A Standard Bank National Academy team will tour Bangladesh in April to play two four-day matches against a Bangladesh Cricket Board National Academy team, and a triangular one-day series which will also feature a Pakistan National Cricket Board Academy team.

"The reciprocal agreement we have with Bangladesh will assist us to gauge the readiness of the next group of players who will represent South Africa in future," Gerald Majola, the Cricket South Africa chief, said. "I am quite happy that we have the structures in place to help our players make a career out of cricket and I hope they will be able to equip themselves with the necessary skills to achieve those goals."

The 15-member squad will undergo a pre-tour camp from March 27 at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria University that will be conducted by coach Ray Jennings prior to their departure for Dhaka on March 31.

Team: Sammy-Joe Avontuur, Richard das Neves, CJ de Villiers, Rushdi Jappie, Richard Levi, Mondli Mahlombe, Sinethemba Mjekula, Mthokozisi Shezi, Abdul Aziz Temoor, Roelof van der Merwe, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Stiaan van Zyl, Dane Vilas, Basheer Walters and David Wiese

Management: Ray Jennings (head coach), Grant Morgan (assistant coach), Rafeek Ismail (assistant coach) and Rob Walter (fitness trainer).