South Africa vs New Zealand 2017 ODIs: 5 players to watch out for

#4 Farhaan Behardien

Behardien might get an extended run in the absence of Miller

The Titans finisher had a great season in the CSA T20 Challenge and even got promoted as stand-in skipper in the T20 format for South Africa. But the fact remains that Behardien is still outside the best top six available in the country in ODIs.

A fine batsman with a technique that beats the textbooks, Behardien proved to be a handy finisher in the series against the Lankans. In the absence of David Miller, who injured his finger and may be out of the first two games here, he has yet another opportunity to take the finisher’s role.

While he has done his job down the order whenever asked of, Behardien usually walks in pretty late and this has affected his chances of pulling off match winning knocks. The man is definitely capable of doing it but he will have to grab whatever chances come his way.