Temba Bavuma has been ruled of the four-match T20I series against Pakistan. Bavuma has picked up a grade one hamstring strain. Heinrich Klaasen will now lead the hosts in the series. He is a South African limited-overs skipper. Under Bavuma, South Africa lost the recently concluded ODI series (2-1).
The series is set to start on April 10 in Johannesburg. The injury took place during the third and final Betway ODI on Wednesday. In other team news, Reeza Hendricks has withdrawn from the series after the birth of he and his wife’s first-born child on Tuesday.
Just in: Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the T20I series against Pakistan after suffering a Grade One hamstring strain
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Dwaine Pretorius has not been medically cleared to take part in the series as he continues rehabilitation from a rib fracture. Rassie van der Dussen will continue treatment and monitoring of his Grade One left quadriceps muscle strain.
The following players have been retained from the ODI squad:
Aiden Markram, Andile Phehlukwayo, Daryn Dupavillon and Wiaan Mulder.
The updated South African T20 squad is as follows:
Heinrich Klaasen (c), Bjorn Fortuin, Aiden Markram, Andile Phehlukwayo, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, Rassie van der Dussen, Janneman Malan, Sisanda Magala, Wiaan Mulder, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lutho Sipamla, Kyle Verreynne, Pite van Biljon, Daryn Dupavillon, Migael Pretorius, Lizaad Williams, Wihan Lubbe