Bavuma sustained a hamstring strain while batting in the second innings of the World Test Championship final victory against Australia at Lord's and will undergo further scans to determine the extent of the injury.
The 15-man squad contains five uncapped players as the Proteas has opted to rest several members of the team that did duty in the WTC final against Australia.
Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Marco Jansen and Tristan Stubbs will all sit out the two Test matches against their African neighbours that starts on 28 June in Bulawayo while fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is only available for the second Test.
Batters Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Dewald Brevis, paceman Codi Yusuf and spinner Prenelan Subrayen could all be in line to make their Test debuts.
Proteas Test squad: David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj (capt), Kwena Maphaka, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi (second Test only), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne, Codi Yusuf
Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad has named his 14-player squad for the upcoming T20 International tri-series against hosts Zimbabwe and New Zealand, set to take place in Harare from 14-26 July.
Wiaan Mulder insists the Proteas will reset and refocus for the two-match Test series in Zimbabwe, that starts in Bulawayo on Saturday, following the glorious WTC final victory and the celebrations that followed.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has confirmed that the Proteas men and women's teams will play a five-match T20I series of double-headers in New Zealand in March 2026.
Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons says his team is looking forward to testing themselves against world champions South Africa in the two-match Test series thats gets underway in Bulawayo on Saturday.
