South Africa’s young fast bowler Kovina Maphaka has been ruled out of the T20 and ODI series against Pakistan. Maphaka has been ruled out of the white-ball series against Pakistan and the lone T20I against Namibia due to a hamstring injury. Mphaka suffered the injury during a four-day domestic match last week. He bowled 5.5 overs in the first innings, but was forced to leave the field due to a hamstring strain.
Although the initial scan did not reveal any serious problems, further medical tests later revealed that Mafaka had a grade 1 to 2 hamstring injury. According to Cricket South Africa, Mafaka will undergo a rehabilitation process for the next 4 weeks.
Ottneil Baartman has been included in the squad for the T20I match against Namibia on October 11 and the 3-match T20I series against Pakistan, replacing Maphaka.
