Tabraiz Shamsi believes that the current South Africa team is not as bad as people suggest, and that they will get better with time. Shamsi starred with the ball in his team's nine-wicket win in the second T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday, September 12, returning with 3/20 from his four overs.

Sri Lanka were well placed at 59/2 in the eighth over after having opted to bat during the second T20I against South Africa in Colombo. However, the hosts were dented significantly by the Proteas spinners, who collectively bagged nine of the 10 wickets to bundle them out for 103 in the 19th over.

Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi will miss the ODI leg of South Africa’s tour to Sri Lanka next month, before each of them returns for the subsequent three-match T20I series. Medium pacer Junior Dala and all-rounder Sisanda Magala have been named in the ODI and T20I squad respectively.

On Friday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that South Africa would travel to Sri Lanka in September for a six-match white-ball tour ahead of the World T20. The series is set to begin on September 2 with the T20I series starting on September 10 ahead of the mega event in the Middle East.