Defending champions, Gauteng Lions, name a strong squad for Khaya Majola Week
Khaya Majola Week defending champions Central Gauteng Lions recently named a strong 13-member side for the 2024 edition of the annual cricket showcase that will be contested in Cape Town from the 16th to the 20th of December 2024.
This year’s team will feature three players from their title-winning outfit, Richard Seletswane, Sipho Potsane, and Fayaz Vawda. Seletswane scored the second-most runs in the final to help the Lions to the title, where they went up against the Dolphins. Potsane also made a handy contribution by bagging a brace of wickets.
Seletswane has enjoyed a fruitful couple of years. In addition to his Khaya Majola appearance last year, he was also a member of the SA u19 and SA Schools squads selected in 2023.
Potsane enjoyed a good Khaya Majola Week and was picked for the SA u19 and Colts sides.
JJ Basson and Jason Rowles will add to the experience and leadership in the side after their recent trip to Zimbabwe as part of the South Africa u19 Emerging side that whitewashed the hosts in a five-match series.
Basson has proven himself to be one of the most exciting left-arm pacers coming through and will be looking to create chaos with his pace and angles. Rowles, on the other hand, has shown himself to be more than just an outstanding opening batter. The St David’s Marist Inanda learner is also a handy spin bowling option.
St David’s has three more players in the side. Kamogelo Phiri, who is following in the footsteps of his brother Gomolemo Phiri. The older Phiri featured for the Lions at the showcase last year. Rowles and Phiri are joined by the Manack brothers, Armaan and Morteza Manack. The Manack brothers are batting all-rounders and Phiri is a wicketkeeper.
As they did last year, St Stithians has a trio in the team, Seletswane, Pranav Raichetti, and Tahseen Hanslo. Noordheuwel has three representatives, Basson, Corné Botha, and Ruan Strauss. Vawda and Tiaan Goosen are both from King Edward VII, and Potsane is the sole player from Jeppe High School for Boys in the side.
The team:
Richard Seletswane (St Stithians College), Sipho Potsane (Jeppe High School fo Boys), Fayaaz Vawda (King Edward VII), Kamogelo Phiri (St David’s Marist), Armaan Manack (St David’s Marist), Tahseen Hanslo (St Stithians College), Morteza Manack (St David’s Marist), JJ Basson (Noordheuwel), Jason Rowles (St David’s Marist), Pranav Raichetti (St Stithians College), Corné Botha (Noordheuwel), Tiaan Goosen (Noordheuwel), Ruan Strauss (Noordheuwel).
Coach: Ahmed Nawab.
