Blow for South Africa, duo ruled out of T20 World Cup 2026
Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira have been ruled out of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 squad.
South Africa batters Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira have been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, and the preceding three-match T20I series against West Indies.
The duo have been replaced by Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs.
In addition, David Miller suffered an adductor muscle injury on Monday while playing in South Africa's domestic T20 competition, and will play no part in the T20I series. Cricket South Africa have confirmed that his availability for the T20 World Cup is subject to outcome of fitness test.
South Africa's updated T20 World Cup squad:
Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith and Tristan Stubbs.
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De Zorzi has not progressed as expected in his rehabilitation from a right hamstring muscle tear sustained during the ODI series against India last month and will not be fit in time for the upcoming T20I series.
As a result of his unavailability for the series, and the need for continued rehabilitation, he will miss the upcoming marquee tournament in India and Sri Lanka.
Ferreira, meanwhile, sustained a fracture of his left clavicle during a domestic T20 game in South Africa on earlier this month.
Slotted in Group D, the Proteas will kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign against Canada on February 9.