South Africa’s Tony de Zorzi Ruled Out of England ODI Series Due to Hamstring Injury

A major setback suffered by South Africa before the last two matches of the ODI series against England. Tony De Zorzi, who is a left-handed batsman, has been ruled out of the ODI series. While fielding during the first match of the series, De Zorzi was injured. Georgi got injured while trying to stop Jos Buttler's shot from going for four runs. Georgi was successful in his attempt, and he stopped the ball before the boundary line, but during this, his left hamstring got injured.

After the injury, Georgi left the field for treatment. Dorji will return to South Africa for scans and treatment. No other batsman has been included in the team in place of De Zorzi. Zorzi was included in the playing XI in place of injured Matthew Breetzke. After Zorji's injury, Matthew Breetzke will be given a chance. He has become fit and is available for selection in the remaining two matches. Breetzke can be sent to bat at number four.

There is no further information about the availability of South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who missed the ODIs in Australia due to ankle swelling and did not play at Headingley either. Kodi Yusuf, playing for Durham, has been included in the South African squad, which shows that Rabada may hardly be able to play till the T20 Internationals. In the next matches, captain Temba Bavuma can also be rested in one match under workload management. South Africa is leading the series 1-0. The remaining two matches of the series will be played on 4 and 7 September.

South Africa had badly crushed England in the first match. Batting first, England's team was able to score only 131 runs. South Africa scored 131 runs after losing 1 wicket, but after this, 2 wickets fell consecutively. Tony De Georgi got out without opening the account, while Temba Bavuma scored 6 runs. After this, Dewald Brevis hit six consecutive sixes, which gave South Africa a victory by 7 wickets.