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South Africa suffered a massive blow as their top order batter, Tony de Zorzi, who failed to feature in the third ODI against India, has been ruled out of the T20I series as well, which is scheduled to start from November 09. De Zorzi experienced right hamstring area pain while batting and was unable to continue batting during the run chase in the second ODI against India.
Why Tony de Zorzi and Kwena Maphaka are ruled out of the T20I series vs India
Apart from De Zorzi, Kwena Maphaka, who is currently in the final phase of his rehabilitation from a left hamstring injury and will not be fit in time for the start of the T20I series. He has been withdrawn from the squad and the Proteas added Lutho Sipamla as his replacement for the T20Is.
"De Zorzi has also been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20 International (T20I) series against India, which gets underway on Tuesday, 09 December, and will return home. No replacement has been named" said South Africa Cricket in a press release.
"Fast bowler Kwena Maphaka did not progress as expected during the final phase of his rehabilitation from a left hamstring injury and will not be fit in time for the start of the T20I series. He has been withdrawn from the squad. DP World Lions fast bowler Lutho Sipamla has been added to the side" release added.
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India vs South Africa T20I schedule
| Match | Date | Day | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | December 9 | Tuesday | Cuttack |
| 2nd T20I | December 11 | Thursday | Mullanpur |
| 3rd T20I | December 14 | Sunday | Dharamsala |
| 4th T20I | December 17 | Wednesday | Lucknow |
| 5th T20I | December 19 | Friday | Ahmedabad |
South Africa updated T20I squad for India series
Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Lutho Sipamla, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortjeand Tristan Stubbs.
India's T20I squad against South Africa
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar
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