Wicketkeeper-batsman Mark Boucher [ Images ] will lead South Africa [ Images ] in the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka [ Images ], Cricket South Africa said on Monday.

Chairman of selectors Haroon Lorgat [ Images ] said Ashwell Prince [ Images ], who became the first coloured cricketer to lead South Africa in the preceding Test series, will remain in the 14-man ODI squad.

"With Ashwell not a certainty in our one-day side, we have asked Boucher to lead the team," Lorgat said in the CSA statement.

Graeme Smith [ Images ], the original skipper, was ruled out of the series after suffering an ankle injury while jogging in his native Cape Town.

Vice-captain Jacques Kallis [ Images ] was already out with an injury.

The tri-series, also featuring Sri Lanka and India [ Images ], will be played from August 14 to 29.

South Africa squad: Mark Boucher (captain), Boeta Dippenaar, Loots Bosman, Herschelle Gibbs [ Images ], AB de Villiers [ Images ], Shaun Pollock [ Images ], Johan van der Wath, Robin Petersen, Andrew Hall [ Images ], Andre Nel [ Images ], Makhaya Ntini [ Images ], Ashwell Prince, Roger Telemachus and Thandi Tshabalala.