SA vs PAK: Temba Bavuma ruled out of T20Is vs Pakistan

The South Africa tour of Pakistan started on April 2. The ODI series got completed with Pakistan winning the series 2-1. The best performer of the series was Fakhar Zaman who hit 2 centuries back-to-back to help the visitors to win the series. One of the batsmen who has been in top-form is the Pakistan Captain Babar Azam. The top South African players namely De Kock, Rabada, Nortje, Miller, and Ngidi went to India after the 2nd ODI to feature in the IPL 2021. Now, the ODI captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the T20I series.

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Bavuma ruled out of T20I series: Klaasen to lead the team

The middle-order batsman who captained the Proteas team will not be available for the T20I series against Pakistan due to a hamstring strain. Heinrich Klaasen will be leading the team in the absence of Temba Bavuma. The batting coach Mark Boucher spoke to ESPN Cricinfo about Bavuma’s injury.

“Temba is a tough guy so when you see him hobbling around and it’s only got worse in the change room, the way he is walking, I think he might have done something fairly bad. He seems to be in pain. It doesn’t look good which doesn’t put us in a good position,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Boucher.

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What lies ahead in SA vs PAK T20I series?

After winning the ODI series against South Africa, the Pakistan team will be confident of winning the T20I series. The batsmen like Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam are in top form. The batting all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez will be the most important player of the team. The opener Sharjeel Khan was brilliant in the recently postponed PSL and Haider Ali has also been impressive. The team has a strong bowling attack in Afridi and Hasan Ali who have been consistent wicket-takers across all formats.

For South Africa, Klaasen and Dussen will be crucial in the batting department, while Phelukwayo and Beuran Hendricks will handle the bowling department, The team has a lesser chance of winning the series due to the absence of De Kock, Ngidi, Rabada, Nortje, and Miller.

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