South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been cleared to face Sri Lanka in two home tests starting in Durban on Nov. 27 after missing out on the series sweep in Bangladesh last month with an elbow injury.

Temba Bavuma South Africa’s Test captain, has recovered from his elbow injury in time to be available for their two-Test series at home against Sri Lanka. Bavuma will lead a 14-man side which also features Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee,

Johannesburg: Batsman Temba Bavuma has recovered from an elbow injury and will captain South Africa in a two Test home series against Sri Lanka,

Sri Lanka recalled seamer Kasun Rajitha and left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya on Tuesday for the two-test series in South Africa starting later this month. Rajitha played the last of his 18 tests against Bangladesh in March and the 31-year-old was left out of the squad that beat New Zealand 2-0 in spin-friendly home conditions in September.

South Africa's Test captain Temba Bavuma is back from an elbow injury to lead in the home series against Sri Lanka. The team aims for a spot in the ICC World Test Championship final, needing to win all remaining home Tests.