South Africa quick bowler Anrich Nortje has been dominated out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a again harm.
The 31-year-old was initially named within the Proteas’ 15-man squad for the 50-over match in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Nevertheless, a scan on Monday revealed the extent of the harm and a Cricket South Africa assertion confirmed Nortje shouldn’t be anticipated to recuperate in time to characteristic within the eight-team competitors.
Nortje, who performed most lately within the Abu Dhabi T10 in December, may even miss the rest of the SA20 franchise match, the place he was resulting from play for the Pretoria Capitals.
South Africa start their Champions Trophy marketing campaign towards Afghanistan in Karachi on 21 February and can identify a substitute for Nortje.