Kagiso Rabada removed, Kwena Maphaka steps in for South Africa's ODI team against Australia, reasons detailed
South Africa is missing the services of Kagiso Rabada for their upcoming ODI series against Australia due to an unspecified injury. Rabada was ruled out for the entire series after undergoing a scan on Monday (August 18) due to inflammation in his right ankle.
Marco Jansen was initially called up as Rabada's replacement, but he is currently recovering from a thumb injury and will not be part of the ODI series. In his stead, Kwena Maphaka has been called up as a replacement.
Maphaka, who was the leading wicket-taker in the preceding T20I series with nine wickets at an average of 12.55, is eager to make his mark in the longer format. He has prior ODI experience of five games, where he picked up six wickets at an average of 37.50 and an economy of 5.53.
Nandre Burger, who recently returned to international cricket after an 11-month hiatus following a lower-back injury, is part of South Africa's pace bowling stocks for the ODI series. Burger burst onto the scene as a 150 kmph quick in 2023 and has been in impressive form in the recent Zimbabwe tri-series, taking figures of 1-22, 1-20, and 1-41 in his three outings. He was named in the playing XI for the opener as one of the lead seamers alongside Lungi Ngidi.
Corbin Bosch and Wiaan Mulder are the other all-rounders in South Africa's squad for the ODI series. The series opener took place on August 19, but the live score was not provided in the given paragraph.
The Australian team, on the other hand, is yet to be announced, so it remains to be seen how they will fare against the depleted South African side. To keep up with all the latest updates, including live scores, match stats, quizzes, latest cricket news, player updates, team standings, match highlights, video analysis, and live match odds, follow our website.
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