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AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn to make Test Return Against Zimbabwe

Written by Vipin Darwade

Two of the biggest superstars of South Africa Cricket AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn will both have a dress rehearsal for an expected return to Test cricket when they play for a South African Invitation XI against Zimbabwe later this month. The teams will meet in a day-night match in Paarl from December 20 to 22 in Zimbabwe’s only warm-up match before South Africa stages its first day-night Test, a one-off match in Port Elizabeth from December 26 to 29.

De Villiers has not played in a Test since captaining South Africa against England in January 2016, firstly because of an elbow injury and then because he decided to take a break from the five-day format.
He has only played one first-class match during the current season.

Steyn, meanwhile, suffered a broken shoulder in a Test in Australia in November 2016 and only started playing again in November.

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