Chris Morris set to return to domestic action

Allrounder Chris Morris is set to return to action for the first time in almost six months in when he turns out for his franchise, Titans, in a first-class fixture against Knights that starts on Thursday. Morris, who last played cricket in July last year, suffered a recurrence of a chronic left knee injury and was given a substantial amount of time off to allow for a full recovery.

He has not played for South Africa since June's Caribbean triangular series, after which he played six matches for Surrey in the NatWest T20 Blast. At the time, he was struggling with the knee problem. When it worsened, he could not be considered for the ODI series against Australia in October. Morris was initially expected to be out for two months but did not turn out for Titans during the T20 competition that ended in December.

In his absence, Morris has lost ground to Dwaine Pretorius, who was called up as an injury replacement on South Africa's Test tour of Australia, and Andile Phehlukwayo, who played in the ODIs against Australia. With a Champions Trophy on the horizon, Morris will be eyeing an international comeback soon, at least in the shorter formats.

In Durban, Dolphins will have ODI allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo back for their match against Warriors. Phehlukwayo only played one match of the T20 campaign, in which he suffered a groin injury that kept him out of the rest of the tournament. He played two matches for provincial side Kwa-Zulu Natal in December ahead of his franchise return.