South Africa Playing XI for 1st ODI against England announced, Dewald Brevis picked

On Monday, September 1, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the playing XI of the South Africa National Cricket Team for the first ODI of the upcoming series against the England National Cricket Team.

The South Africa National Cricket Team will lock horns with the England National Cricket Team in the first ODI of the three-match series at Headingley in Leeds on Tuesday, September 2.

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The star batter Aiden Markram will continue to open the innings with the wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton, and the captain Temba Bavuma will walk out to bat at No.3.

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Tony de Zorzi has been given the No.4 slot in the playing XI, and he will be followed by the explosive batters Tristan Stubbs and Dewald Brevis at No.5 and No.6.

Wiaan Mulder and Corbin Bosch have been chosen as the two pace-bowling all-rounders, while Keshav Maharaj is the sole specialist spinner in the team.

Also, Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi have been named as the two frontline pacers. Two star players missing out on the playing XI are premier pacer Kagiso Rabada and in-form batsman Matthew Breetzke.

Both Kagiso Rabada and Matthew Breetzke have been rested by the South Africa team management to manage their workload, as the duo have slight niggles.

South Africa XI for the 1st ODI against England:

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, and Lungi Ngidi.

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England hand debut to Sonny Baker

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has also named the England playing XI for the ODI series opener against the Proteas.

They have included the 22-year-old Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker in the line-up, and he will make his international debut in Leeds.

Sonny Baker has only featured in 11 List A games, but he impressed the selectors with his performance in The Hundred 2025 for Manchester Originals, where he bagged nine wickets, including a hat-trick, in seven games.

Talking about him, the England skipper Harry Brook said that the pacer was awesome in The Hundred while bowling against the top-quality batters.

"He's been awesome in the Hundred. We've seen him bowl at some of the best batters in the world and he had them on toast, so it's been really good to see. He bowls at a high pace, and he can swing it both ways with exceptional death skills as well. To have him in the team and for him to be opening up tomorrow is awesome. I think there's quite a lot of people excited to see where he goes.

"There have been a few moments. The spells he bowled to Williamson and Warner and then Smith and Bairstow, all four are world-class batters in the shorter format and he was all over them. He bowled with high pace and high skill. He was awesome to watch this year and everyone was talking about him," he said as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.