Faf du Plessis has recovered more rapidly than expected from a shoulder injury and is set to feature in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe on Saturday in Paarl. Having won the first two encounters, the home team has already sealed the series but du Plessis said that there is still plenty to play for.
“The guys have been training hard,” he said. “I have also been training hard with the guys and I’m feeling excited to be back on the field again.”
“The guys are motivated,” he said. “We are not only looking at what is in front of us now, there is a bigger purpose and push for what lies ahead. At no stage will we be taking it easy. The guys are still trying to impress and are trying to get into that World Cup side.
“The players are motivated and driven to put in performances to put their names into the hat for the World Cup selection. As a team, we are still trying to find our feet as to how exactly we are going to go about playing in the World Cup. There are some exceptional players coming through which is great to see.”
“The bowling has been exceptional once again,” du Plessis said. ” We have some good wicket-taking options throughout the innings. That is what we are working to get better on, from overs 11 to 50, we want to keep getting wickets, Imran (Tahir) has been exceptional. With the batting, it is too difficult to say where we have been leaving it too short or where we have been good because it has been quite challenging for the batsmen.
