Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday mentioned that South African all-rounder Dwayne Pretorius has been dominated out of the continuing ODI sequence in India and the upcoming T20 World Cup.
The quick bowling all-rounder, who was the joint-highest wicket-taker for South Africa in final yr’s T20 World Cup, received injured through the third T20I towards India in Indore – the one match he performed within the sequence.
He returned with figures of three for 26 as South Africa gained the match by 49 runs for a 1-2 lead to India’s favour.
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All-rounder Dwayne Pretorius has been dominated out of the proceedings of the three-match ODI sequence towards India and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as a consequence of a fractured left thumb.#be part of it pic.twitter.com/SZqvx0x5Ro
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“The nature of the injury requires surgical intervention and Dwayne will consult Cricket South Africa’s designated hand surgeon upon arrival in South Africa,” mentioned Dr Shuaib Manjra, CSA’s chief medical officer.
Pretorius has featured in eight T20Is to this point in 2022, taking 12 wickets at a mean of 20.66 and most significantly, scoring fast runs with the bat.
“The normal rehabilitation procedures will be followed to ensure that he makes a speedy return to cricket,” Manjra mentioned.
Marco Janssen, who can also be included of their T20 World Cup reserve checklist, was added to the South African ODI squad and it stays to be seen whether or not he additionally makes it to the showpiece in Australia from October 16.
Middle-order batsman Rassi van der Dussen was dominated out of the primary T20 World Cup as a consequence of a damaged finger.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
