In round two there was only place available with the Heat opting for Dane Vilas as the Blitz (Dale Steyn), the Stars (Reeza Hendricks), the Giants (JJ Smuts), the Rocks (Tabraiz Shamsi) and the Spartans (
Lungi Ngidi) all had retained players.
'On this note, may I also extend the network appeal to ECOWAS to continue to strive to actualise the vision of establishing the electoral logistics depot at
Lungi in Sierra Leone from which countries in need can draw such facilities as ballot boxes and trucks for movement of election materials without each country having to procure its own materials with every election.
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Faf du Plessis (capt), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir,
Lungi Ngidi
Du Plessis lamented that his top two pacers
Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada have not been at their best.
INa short international career,
Lungi Ngidi has already spent more time on the physio table than on the field.
Two men who I did not mention above who might have a leading role to play for Faf du Plessis are
Lungi Ngidi and Chris Morris.
India then beat South Africa by six wickets, and captain Faf Du Plessis' side have also been ravaged by injury, with Dale Steyn out of the whole tournament and
Lungi Ngidi nursing a hamstring strain.
Lungi Ngidi is set to miss out as he recovers from a hamstring complaint, depleting their fast bowling stocks further.
Veteran quick Dale Steyn missed the first two matches with a shoulder injury and South Africa were duly thumped by hosts England in their tournament opener before losing pace bowler
Lungi Ngidi during a defeat to unfancied Bangladesh at the Oval on Sunday.
South Africa's problems deepened with
Lungi Ngidi suffering a hamstring strain that should rule him out of Wednesday's vital clash with India in Southampton.
Lungi Ngidi has been among the wickets, claiming six scalps including returns of 3/60 in the first game.
"We will use the final two matches in the ODI series to continue to examine all the options that are available to us as far as the World Cup squad is concerned."South Africa face hosts England in the opening game of the World Cup at The Oval in London on May 30.Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Aiden Markram, David Miller,
Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Rassie van der Dussen.