Duminy out of series with freak injury
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November 10, 2012, Saturday
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SOUTH Africa batsman Jean-Paul Duminy has been ruled out of his team's three-test series against Australia after rupturing his left Achilles tendon on the first day of the first test in Brisbane, the country's cricket board, Cricket South Africa, said yesterday.
CSA said in a statement the left-handed batsman and part-time spinner would undergo surgery to re-attach the tendon this morning and could be out of action for up to six months.
Duminy, 28, who was expected to support a four-pronged pace attack with his off-spin, hurt his left ankle in a fall during a team training run after South Africa had reached 255 for two. He had to be helped off before being taken to hospital for a scan.
"At first assessment JP said he heard a loud clicking sound and it felt like he had been hit by an object," South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee said.
"The diagnosis of an Achilles' tendon rupture was confirmed by the MRI scan this evening and he will undergo surgery to re-attach the tendon on Saturday morning."
Twelfth man Francois du Plessis will field in place of Duminy, who played a major role in South Africa's first series win in Australia four years ago.
Earlier, Hashim Amla was approaching his third century in his last four tests as South Africa defused Australia's pace attack and reached a dominant 255-2 at the end of the opening day of the first test at the Gabba yesterday.
Amla, who was 90 not out when the stumps were drawn early because of bad light, put on 136 in an unbeaten third-wicket stand with Jacques Kallis (84 not out) after openers Graeme Smith (10) and Alviro Petersen (64) were dismissed either side of the lunch break.
Australian seamer Peter Siddle was left ruing missed chances after his no ball gave Kallis a life on 43 and he dropped a catch off his own bowling that would have sent Amla back to the dressing room on 74.
CSA said in a statement the left-handed batsman and part-time spinner would undergo surgery to re-attach the tendon this morning and could be out of action for up to six months.
Duminy, 28, who was expected to support a four-pronged pace attack with his off-spin, hurt his left ankle in a fall during a team training run after South Africa had reached 255 for two. He had to be helped off before being taken to hospital for a scan.
"At first assessment JP said he heard a loud clicking sound and it felt like he had been hit by an object," South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee said.
"The diagnosis of an Achilles' tendon rupture was confirmed by the MRI scan this evening and he will undergo surgery to re-attach the tendon on Saturday morning."
Twelfth man Francois du Plessis will field in place of Duminy, who played a major role in South Africa's first series win in Australia four years ago.
Earlier, Hashim Amla was approaching his third century in his last four tests as South Africa defused Australia's pace attack and reached a dominant 255-2 at the end of the opening day of the first test at the Gabba yesterday.
Amla, who was 90 not out when the stumps were drawn early because of bad light, put on 136 in an unbeaten third-wicket stand with Jacques Kallis (84 not out) after openers Graeme Smith (10) and Alviro Petersen (64) were dismissed either side of the lunch break.
Australian seamer Peter Siddle was left ruing missed chances after his no ball gave Kallis a life on 43 and he dropped a catch off his own bowling that would have sent Amla back to the dressing room on 74.
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