With the Men's Cricket World Cup just a fortnight away, South Africa are facing major injury woes with two key pacers in a race against time to get fit before the major tournament.
Cricket South Africa has named their 15-member playing squad for the marquee event, on Tuesday, 5 September, which will be led by their regular ODI skipper Temba Bavuma.
During the unsuccessful run-chase of 176 runs against Rajasthan Royals at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday, MS did not run like he used to, which was also the case during the team's intra-squad practice game ahead of the IPL. Dhoni was also seen wearing a kneecap in the side's pre-season
The victory ensured South Africa claimed the three-match series 2-0, but more importantly moved past the West Indies and into the eighth and final spot on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings
South Africa capped off an impressive display against the Netherlands in the first ODI at Willowmoore Park on Friday. Sisanda Magala Chennai Super Kings replacement for Kyle Jamieson stole the limelight.
With this win, West Indies is 1-0 up in the T20I series. The second T20I will be played on March 26, with the last T20I taking place on March 28. WI had also tied the ODI series 1-1.
It was South Africa's quicks that did the damage on England's strong batting line-up, with Anrich Nortje (4/62), Sisanda Magala (3/46) and Kagiso Rabada (2/46) claiming nine wickets between them in a polished display of fast bowling.
Temba Bavuma will lead the 16-member strong squad for the three-game ODI series, starting from January 27 onwards. These ODIs form a part of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-23, which carries qualification points for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, as per ICC