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South Africa possible XI: 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Aiden Markram, 3 Tony de Zorzi, 4 Temba Bavuma (capt), 5 Ryan Rickelton, 6 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Simon Harmer, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Gerald Coetzee. Windward Islands batting allrounder Alick

Athanaze could be in line for a debut in place of Roston Chase. West Indies could also bring in left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie to replace Shannon Gabriel. West Indies: 1 Kraigg Braithwaite, 2 Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 3 Raymon Reifer, 4 Jermaine Blackwood, 5 Alick Athanaze/Roston Chase, 6 Kyle Mayers, 7 Joshua da Silva, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shannon Gabriel/ Gudakesh Motie

Pitch and conditions

All eyes will be on Brendon Frost, the new

Wanderers groundsman, who is preparing his first Test strip. Frost was previously in charge at Willowmoore Park, so he is familiar with Highveld conditions and is unlikely to veer too far away from the traditional Johannesburg surface, with good pace and bounce on offer; but, in a plot twist of note, there is also likely to be some turn. The past few seasons have seen spinners among the wickets at the Wanderers, and a patchy, grassy surface could offer them something if the game goes past three days. They may be negated by the weather, to a degree. After a hot week in Centurion, there’s been some rain around in the build-up to the Wanderers Test, but clear skies are forecasted for the first four days, with thundershowers expected late on Sunday. A mid-week start to the match means there won’t be much of a crowd, with Friday afternoon likely to be when the stadium comes to life. (ESPNCricinfo)