South Africa fast bowler Nandre Burger and batter Tony de Zorzi have been ruled out of the third One-Day International (ODI) against India Saturday due to injury.

With the series hanging in balance at 1-1, the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam is set to host the third ODI.

Cricket South Africa, in a statement, said, “Burger experienced right hamstring discomfort while bowling during the second ODI Wednesday, and de Zorzi experienced right hamstring area pain while batting and was unable to continue batting during the run chase.”

Both players underwent scans Friday, which confirmed the extent of their respective injuries.

South Africa is already without the services of pacer Kagiso Rabada, who was ruled out due to a niggle, and now faces a serious challenge with their struggling

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