Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi have been ruled out of the series-deciding third ODI against India due to injury.

Left-arm seamer Burger suffered a hamstring injury that curtailed his participation in the second ODI in Raipur, while de Zorzi experienced a right hamstring strain towards the end of South Africa's chase and retired hurt on 17 after the 45th over.

The CSA said that both players underwent scans on Friday, which confirmed the extent of their respective injuries. "De Zorzi has also been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against India, which gets underway on Tuesday, and will return home," the release said. "No replacement has been named."

Fast bowler Kwena Maphaka has been withdrawn from the T20I squad as well, as he did not "progress as expected during

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