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Marco Jansen Replaces Dwaine Pretorius In South Africa's T20 World Cup Squad

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South Africa have named Marco Jansen as the replacement for all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius in the T20 World Cup squad after the player sustained an injury and was ruled out of the tournament.

Pretorious, who played a pivotal role for South Africa with both bat and ball in recent years, will miss the T20 World Cup after breaking his left thumb during the recent T20 International series against India.

Initially included in the reserves, Marco Jansen has been named as a replacement in the 15-player squad that will fly to Australia for the T20 World Cup.

Meanwhile, Lizaad Williams has been called up to the travelling reserves to replace Jansen. "Marco Jansen has been included in the #Proteas 15-man #T20WorldCup squad.

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