There were injury worries about Ngidi and Stuuirman on Wednesday - but they got through the traioning session of Friday - so both should be fit for the test on Saturday. It i evident that Ngidi and Nortje would be the two fast fbowlers - but whop should b the third fast bowler?
The choice seems to be between Stuurman and Pretorius:-
Stuurman = 27 years old
Since the age of 21 Stuurman played cricket for the South Western Districts Cricket Team until 2018 when he joined the Warriors franchise team. Most of his stats is given hereunder is in respect of his tenure playing for the South Western Districts - below the level of cricket played on top provincial franchise level,
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
47
90
8289
3954
185
7/12
10/51
21.37
2.86
44.8
4
12
2
List A
31
29
1338
1008
40
5/33
5/33
25.20
4.52
33.4
1
1
0
T20s
12
12
240
267
15
3/30
3/30
17.80
6.67
16.0
0
0
0
Impressive bowling figures no doubt - but his batting borders on the non-existent,
Migael Pretotrius - 21 years of age
Donald as coach of the Kings thinks this youngster is very good and so is his
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
35
64
5397
2823
124
6/38
9/80
22.76
3.13
43.5
6
3
0
List A
17
16
712
476
19
3/27
3/27
25.05
4.01
37.4
0
0
0
T20s
15
15
316
408
19
3/35
3/35
21.47
7.74
16.6
0
0
0
He is quote a good batsman too and that may count in his favor
Batting and fielding averages
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
35
43
8
870
81*
24.85
1248
69.71
0
5
109
13
7
0
List A
17
10
1
111
29
12.33
104
106.73
0
0
15
1
2
0
T20s
15
11
4
53
19*
7.57
47
112.76
0
0
2
1
6
0
I think there are a variety of reasons for preferring Pretorius - so ;ets wait and see way happens.