South Africa’s first match in the Champions Trophy is scheduled against Afghanistan in Karachi on February 21. The deadline for submitting the final squads to the ICC is February 11, leaving little room for uncertainty regarding player fitness.

( MENAFN - IANS) Johannesburg, Jan 17 (IANS) South Africa's bowling resources have taken another blow, with Gerald Coetzee, anticipated to replace Anrich Nortje in the Champions Trophy squad, missing the Joburg Super Kings' (JSK) SA20 match against Pretoria Capitals.

South Africa earned a seventh successive win after beating Pakistan by 10 wickets on day four of the second test at Newlands on Monday and swept the series 2-0. Pakistan, which was forced to follow on after 194 in the first innings,

Pakistan started the day on 213-1 and nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad frustrated South Africa in the morning before Marco Jansen had him caught at point on 18. Jansen came close to also dismissing Kamran Ghulam without scoring in the same over but Bedingham missed an easy catch at first slip.

The ongoing edition of SA20 is proving to be troublesome for South Africa. After Anrich Nortje and Rassie van der Dussen, fast bowler Gerald Coetzee suffered a hamstring niggle. He is playing for Joburg Super Kings in SA20 but was left out of the clash against Pretoria Capitals.

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India are in Group A with arch-rivals Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh whereas Group B consist of Australia, England, Afghanistan and South Africa

Allrounder Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das have been left out of Bangladesh's squad for the Champions Trophy. Shakib's place was put in jeopardy after he was reported for a suspect bowling action in England last year. The 37-year-old remains suspended from bowling after a second assessment of his action last month.

India squads for Champions Trophy 2025 and England ODI series Highlights: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been named in India’s squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Harshit Rana will be part of the ODI squad for the England series till Bumrah is fit.

The defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape finally recorded their first win in this season's SA20 after a 58-run victory over Durban's Super Giants at Kingsmead on Friday.

India squads for England ODI series and Champions Trophy Highlights: By announcing that Rohit Sharma will attend the press conference for Champions Trophy 2025 squad as captain, the BCCI has confirmed he will continue to be the skipper in the 50-over format.

There are two matches in South Africa's Betway SA20 programme on Saturday, with Pretoria Capitals taking on Paarl Royals in Centurion at 1pm. The later game, at 5.30pm, sees MI Cape Town hosting Joburg Super Kings in a top-of-the-table encounter.