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South Africa All-Rounder Dwaine Pretorius Ruled Out Of T20 World Cup

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Cricket South Africa on Thursday confirmed that all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against India and the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a fracture of his left thumb.

The board confirmed the news ahead of the first ODI against India, which is underway at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. "All-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against India and the proceeding ICC Men's T20 World Cup due to a fracture of his left thumb," tweeted the official handle of CSA. #PROTEAS SQUAD UPDATEAll-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against India and the proceeding ICC Men's T20 World Cup due to a fracture of his left thumb.#BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/SZqvx0x5Ro Chief Medical Officer Dr Shuaib Manjra explained: "The nature of the injury requires surgical intervention and Dwaine will consult the Cricket South Africa designated hand surgeon on arrival in South Africa.

Normal rehabilitation procedures will follow to ensure he speedily returns to playing cricket." Marco Jansen has been added to the ODI squad and a further announcement on Pretorius' replacement for the T20 World Cup will be made in the coming days.

Temba Bavuma would lead the side at the World Cup while the likes of Tristan Stubbs and Wayne Parnell have been named in the squad.

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