BSP-18 Du Plessis, Amla out of Zimbabwe series

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Du Plessis, Amla out of Zimbabwe series

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 25, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – South African captain Faf du
Plessis and batsman Hashim Amla were on Tuesday ruled out of a three-match
one-day series against Zimbabwe because of injuries. The first match is in
Kimberley on Sunday.

Cricket South Africa announced that Du Plessis had not fully recovered
from a shoulder injury he sustained in Sri Lanka in August. He could be fit
for a three-match Twenty20 international series against Zimbabwe starting on
October 9.

Amla injured a tendon in his left little finger in the Caribbean Premier
League in the West Indies and will need three weeks to recover.

JP Duminy will captain South Africa in the one-day series, while Test
opening batsman Dean Elgar has been added to the squad.

BSS/AFP/ARS/2010 hrs