Faf du Plessis out of Sri Lanka tour with shoulder injury

After captaining South Africa to a 2-0 loss in the Test series, the middle-order batsman bounced back by leading his side to an ODI series victory with two matches still to play.

But the injury now means he will miss the two remaining ODIs as well as the solitary T20I on Tuesday 14 August.

"Faf sustained an injury to one of the rotator cuff tendons in his right shoulder and will unfortunately be unavailable for the rest of the tour," said South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee. "He will need a rehabilitation period of up to six weeks to make a full recovery. His return date back to South Africa will be confirmed in due course.”

A squad replacement will not be called up to cover for the skipper, but an announcement will be made on Tuesday 7 August as to who will take over leadership responsibilities for the fourth ODI, which commences the day after.

The South Africa batsman scored 103 runs in this ODI series at an average of 35.33, while he averaged 26.25 with the bat in the Tests.