South Africa are dealt a massive blow as their in-form all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series in India and the T20 World Cup later in Australia owing to a thumb fracture. This is a double blow for them as they are already without in-form batter Rassie van der Dussen who was ruled out last month with a finger injury.
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Pretorius sustained this injury during the 3rd T20I against India in Indore on Tuesday (Oct 04). He played a crucial role in that match picking up 3 wickets with the ball and helping South Africa win that match! Not just with the ball, Pretorius is also a handy option with the bat lower down the order and he is undoubtedly a great player to lose from the squad!
"The nature of the injury requires surgical intervention and Dwaine will consult the Cricket South Africa designated hand surgeon on arrival in South Africa. Normal rehabilitation procedures will follow to ensure he speedily returns to playing cricket," CSA chief medical officer Dr. Shuaib Manjra said as quoted by ICC.
On the other hand, South Africa are yet to name a replacement for him in the T20 World Cup squad. Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, and Andile Phehlukwayo are their reserved players for the T20 World Cup and Marco Jansen might get a chance to be selected in the squad as a like-for-like replacement!
South Africa T20 World Cup squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs
Reserves: Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo
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