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Ind Vs SA: Injured Faf du Plessis Ruled Out of ODI & T20I Series

The South Africa skipper suffered a finger injury during the Durban ODI, in which India registered a 6-wicket win.

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South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis was on Friday, 2 February, ruled out of the ongoing ODI series and the upcoming Twenty20 Internationals against India owing to a finger injury, a massive blow to the home side which lost the first one-dayer in Durban.

Du Plessis was injured during the Durban ODI in which he scored his ninth hundred to take the Proteas to 269/8. India chased down that total with ease, winning by six wickets and taking a 1-0 lead.

"I just got a blow (to my finger), so hopefully it will be fine for the next game," du Plessis had said in the post-match conference on Thursday.

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However, further assessment revealed that he had sustained a fracture that will require 3-6 weeks to heal, thus ruling him out of the remaining five ODIs and three T20Is.

A replacement captain for the rest of the limited-overs’ schedule against India will be named on Saturday, just 24 hours before the second ODI in Centurion, South Africa. 

Farhaan Behardien has been called up as du Plessis' replacement. Wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen has also been given a maiden call-up to the ODI squad as back-up to first-choice Quinton de Kock.

Du Plessis is now facing a race against time to be fit for the first Test against Australia starting in Durban on 1 March.

This a huge blow for the Proteas who had earlier lost batting mainstay AB de Villiers for the first three ODIs, also owing to a finger injury sustained during the third Test at Wanderers.

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