South Africa excluded spinner Tabraiz Shamsi and returned seamer Gerald Coetzee to the XI for Tuesday’s Cricket World Cup fixture against the Netherlands in India.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
Former Cape Cobras all-rounder Sybrand Engelbrecht and former Proteas all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe were named in the Netherlands XI.
South Africa currently occupy third position in the 10-team standings after wins over Sri Lanka and Australia. The Proteas have never won the World Cup.
South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee.
Netherlands XI: Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.