Test players Makhaya Ntini and Mark Boucher have been selected for the Border Bears team to play Western Province in the Standard Bank Cup semi-final clash at Buffalo Park on Friday.
Their inclusion in the Bears outfit will strengthen the team immeasurably.
The match has the added attraction of seeing Ntini and new fast bowling sensation Monde Zondeki who has been selected for the South Africa World Cup squad, bowling in tandem at the start of the Province innings to Test players Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis.
Border Bears squad: Pieter Strydom (capt), Mark Boucher, Mark Bruyns, Burton de Wett, Laden Gamiet, Liam Graham, Tyron Henderson, Justin Kreusch, Makhaya Ntini, Steven Pope, Abongile Sodumo, Craig Sugden, Monde Zondeki. – Sapa