JP Duminy will get a chance to say goodbye to ODI cricket in Friday’s World Cup clash against Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground (11:30).
The 35-year-old veteran from Strandfontein last played for the Proteas in their defeat to India and has been limited to a reserve after scoring 8, 45 and 3 runs in his three innings.
But he was handed a tournament lifeline on Thursday, with the news that David Miller has been ruled out of the Proteas’ second-last match at the tournament.
MISSION: SA coach Malibongwe Maketa, right. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix.
Having already announced that he will retire from the 50-over game at the end of the World Cup, Koppe, if chosen as Miller’s replacement, will be looking for a big score that will see him bring to an end his career in South Africa’s final match against Australia next week.
Meanwhile, assistant coach Mali Maketa says the Proteas will go all out to secure their second win of the campaign in their eighth match.
Maketa says: “Two victories here will go a long way, rather than just one victory.
“That will be our legacy of the World Cup, and we don’t want to let ourselves down.”