Four Players Ruled Out from New Zealand vs South Africa Series: The ongoing unique series between New Zealand and South Africa remains very exciting for the fans. Matches of both men’s and women’s teams are being played on the same day and on the same ground, that is, this is a double header format series. As soon as this series started, injuries have spoiled the planning of both the teams. In the very first match, a total of 4 players got injured and were out of the series, due to which the teams of New Zealand and South Africa have suffered a big blow.
Two New Zealand players out of the series
The New Zealand team was the first to suffer a shock when their star leg spinner Ish Sodhi was ruled out of the series. He got injured while bowling on March 14 during training at Bay Oval. The scan confirmed that his thumb was broken. The team management took an immediate decision and dropped him from the rest of the series. However, his replacement has not been announced yet. Shortly after this, another bad news came out for the Kiwi team. New Zealand batsman Bevon Jacobs had fallen on his left knee while fielding during the first T20 International match. After this he had to leave the field and in the scan it was found that the side part of the knee was injured. In such a situation, now he is also out of the entire series. In his place, Katen Clarke has been included with the team in Hamilton as a replacement.
South Africa team also got a big shock
South Africa has also suffered a double blow in this double header format series. Their batsman Jordan Harman is out of the series due to hamstring injury. On the other hand, the women’s team has suffered the biggest setback. Their experienced player Dane van Niekerk has been ruled out of the entire series due to a knee muscle injury. This was her first foreign tour after retiring last year, but she could not even play her first match. Now Anneke Bosch has been included in the South African team in her place.
