Anrich Nortje Exits South Africa's Upcoming White-Ball Matches Against Pakistan
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Durban, Dec 12 (NationPress) Fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been sidelined from the remaining matches of South Africa's ongoing T20I series against Pakistan and the subsequent three-match ODI series due to an injury to his left toe.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Thursday that Nortje, aged 31, was initially ruled out of the first T20I between South Africa and Pakistan at Kingsmead in Durban on Tuesday after suffering a contusion to his left big toe during practice before the opening game. Subsequent scans conducted on Wednesday revealed a fracture, and Nortje will consult with a specialist orthopaedic surgeon to assess the recovery timeline.
Nortje had made his return to the South African T20I squad for the Pakistan series, marking his first involvement with the national team since the Men’s T20 World Cup in June, where South Africa finished as runners-up to India. White-ball head coach Rob Walter had indicated that Nortje was being considered for next year’s Champions Trophy.
CSA also disclosed that all-rounder Dayyaan Galiem will replace Nortje for the remaining two T20Is, scheduled to take place at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 13 and at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on December 14.
Galiem, a former South Africa U19 player, competes for the Titans in domestic cricket and was part of the Johannesburg Super Kings in SA20. He has secured 46 wickets with his medium-pace bowling and accumulated 723 runs across 60 T20 matches. South Africa currently leads the series 1-0 after defeating Pakistan by 11 runs in the opener held in Durban.
South Africa squad: Heinrich Klaasen (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira, Dayyaan Galiem, Reeza Hendricks, Patrick Kruger, George Linde, David Miller, Kwena Maphaka, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Andile Simelane, and Rassie van der Dussen.
