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JOHANNESBURG: In a significant blow, Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira have been ruled out of South Africa T20 World Cup 2026 squad, with Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs named as as replacements.
Both players suffered injuries, with De Zorzi failing to recover from the hamstring injury he sustained during South Africa’s tour of India in December while Ferreira fractured his shoulder during fielding in a SA20 fixture.
Meanwhile, the Proteas are still awaiting on fitness of ace batter David Miller, who has been ruled of the eliminator match between Paarl Royals and Joburg Super Kings.
Miller, South Africa’s one of the experience players in T20 side, left the field during Paarl Royals last league stage match with an adductor injury, subseqeuntly ruling him out of T20Is against West Indies.
The left-hander will undergo a fitness test before the departure of South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad. His inclusion in the tournament is subject to his fitness.
For the unversed, the teams could tweak their T20 World Cup squads until 31 January. Following the dateline, the participating teams will require approval from the ICC’s Event Technical Committe.
The T20 World Cup 2026 will commence on 7 February across India and Sri Lanka.
South Africa, who remained the runners-up in the 2024 edition, are placed in Group D alongside Afghanistan, New Zealand, Canada, and the UAE.
The Proteas will start their campaign against Canada on 9 Feb in Ahmedabad, India.
Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje
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