AB back for Kiwi series
AB de Villiers will return from paternity leave for South Africa's Twenty20 and one-day international matches against New Zealand later this month.
De Villiers missed the recent rain-hit Test series against Bangladesh in order to be with his wife when she gave birth to the couple's first child, a son.
Two other leading players, all-rounder JP Duminy and fast bowler Morne Morkel, will miss the three-match one-day series against New Zealand because of paternity leave but are part of the squad for two T20 matches.
All-rounder David Wiese is in line to win his first one-day cap. He has previously played in T20 Internationals.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Morne van Wyk has been recalled for both squads in the absence of Quinton de Kock, who has joined the South Africa A squad on a tour of India in a quest to regain batting form.
SQUADS
ODI: AB de Villiers (captain), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Morne van Wyk, David Wiese.
T20I: Du Plessis (captain), Abbott, Amla, Behardien, De Villiers, JP Duminy, Eddie Leie, Miller, Morne Morkel, Phangiso, Rabada, Rossouw, Van Wyk, Wiese
FIXTURES
Aug 14: First T20I, Durban
Aug 16: Second T20I, Centurion
Aug 19: First ODI, Centurion
Aug 23: Second ODI, Potchefstroom
Aug 26: Third ODI, Durban
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