| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma (c) | Middle-order batter |
| David Bedingham | Middle-order batter |
| Corbin Bosch | Allrounder |
| Matthew Breetzke | Batter |
| Tony de Zorzi | Top-order batter |
| Marco Jansen | Bowling allrounder |
| Keshav Maharaj | Bowler |
| Kwena Maphaka | Bowler |
| Aiden Markram | Opening batter |
| Wiaan Mulder | Allrounder |
| Senuran Muthusamy | Batting allrounder |
| Dane Paterson | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
| Ryan Rickelton † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Tristan Stubbs | Batter |
| Kyle Verreynne † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASA |  | 201 & 274 | lost to | 272 & 298 |  | PAKPAK | 04/02/21 | South Africa tour of Pakistan 2020/21 |
| SASA | | 220 & 245 | lost to | 378 & 90/3 | | PAKPAK | 26/01/21 | South Africa tour of Pakistan 2020/21 |
| SASA | | 262 & 303 | beat | 185 & 273 | | PAKPAK | 11/01/19 | Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 |
| SASA | | 431 & 43/1 | beat | 177 & 294 | | PAKPAK | 03/01/19 | Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 |
| SASA | | 223 & 151/4 | beat | 181 & 190 | | PAKPAK | 26/12/18 | Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 |
Bjorn Fortuin named as replacement, with Maharaj to be assessed ahead of first Test starting December 26
South Africa have called up two uncapped players for the two-Test series, seam bowlers Corbin Bosch and Kwena Maphaka
