Former Zimbabwe off-spinner and team manager Mohammed Ahmed Meman, affectionately known as Babu, passed away at the age of 73 on Wednesday morning in Leicester, after a period of ill health.
He will return home for further assessment to determine the extent of the injury. Senuran Muthusamy has been named as Maharaj's replacement, while all-rounder Wiaan Mulder will lead the side in the second Test, which begins on 6 July.
Lhuan became the youngest South African batter ever to score a century in Tests at the age of 19 years and 93 days, while debutants Dewald Brevis, pacer Codi Yusuf, and bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch also delivered notable contributions in the 328-run win over Zimbabwe.
Lhuan became the youngest South African batter to ever score a century in Tests at the age of 19 years and 93 days, while debutants Dewald Brevis, pacer Codi Yusuf, and bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch also delivered notable contributions in the 328-run win over Zimbabwe.
With this win, South Africa is 1-0 up in the two-match series. However, this match and series are not part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27.
Sean Williams etched his name in the history book after hammering his sixth Test hundred on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa on Sunday at Queens Sports Club.
During the match, arriving at the crease at 23/3, a 19-year-old Lhuan displayed the maturity and temperament needed for a stage as big as international cricket. He smashed 153 runs in 160 balls, with 11 fours and four sixes, at a strike rate of 95.62.
The batter, aged 19 years and 93 days old, came to the crease with his new-look team at trouble against Zimbabwe with a scoreline of 3/23. The batter gave a sign of promising things to come, as he smashed a counter-attacking, unbeaten 128* in 141 balls, with seven fours and four sixes at
South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad said that young left-arm seamer Kwena Maphaka will be the "main dog" in the bowling department for the national team in the upcoming Test series against Zimbabwe in the absence of experienced fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, and Marco Jansen.