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Tony de Zorzi is out of South Africa’s ODI series against England with a hamstring injury with no replacements announced.
ENG vs SA, 1st ODI: Tony de Zorzi injured himself (X)
South Africa faced a setback in their ongoing ODI series against England as Tony de Zorzi has been ruled out of the remaining matches due to a hamstring injury sustained during the first game at Headingley, Leeds.
While fielding on the boundary, de Zorzi made a diving effort to stop a shot by Jos Buttler from reaching the boundary. Although successful, he injured his left hamstring and had to leave the field for treatment.
De Zorzi did not return to the match and was only available to bat if necessary. However, South Africa were chasing a modest target of 132 and did not need his services.
He will now return home for scans to assess the injury’s full extent.
Who Replaces Tony de Zorzi?
No replacement batter has been named for de Zorzi, who was the reserve in the squad and had played in place of Matthew Breetzke. Breetzke had missed the final ODI in Australia and the first match in England due to a left hamstring tweak but has since recovered. He is available for selection in the second ODI on Thursday and is expected to slot back into the No. 4 position in the batting order.
South Africa’s squad continues to face injury uncertainties. Pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada, who missed the ODIs in Australia with ankle inflammation, did not feature at Headingley. The inclusion of Codi Yusuf, who has been representing Durham in domestic cricket, suggests Rabada may not return until the T20I leg of the tour.
Another concern is captain Temba Bavuma, who remains under a workload-management protocol after sustaining a hamstring injury in the World Test Championship final in June. Bavuma played in two of the three ODIs in Australia and the first ODI against England but is likely to be rested for one of the remaining two matches to manage his fitness.
Despite the injury concerns, South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0.
(With inputs from IANS)
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