Johannesburg, December 29: Cricket South Africa announced Keegan Peterson as the replacement for injured Aiden Markram for the second Test against England in Cape Town. The right-hand batsman is set to make his Test debut after consistently performing well in the CSA Domestic Franchise Four-Day series over an extended period of time. South Africa Pacer Vernon Philander Set to Join Somerset As Kolpak player.

The player last featured for South Africa A and smashed 111 runs against England. The 26-year-old has 88 First-Class matches under the belt with 5,490 runs, a high score of 225 not out and an average of 40.66. Markram will go under the knife early this week after sustaining a fracture to his fourth left finger on Day Two of the Centurion Test.

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)