SA20 Blow for Faf du Plessis as Thumb Injury Rules Him Out vs MI Cape Town

Du Plessis had to stay in the dressing room as his team lost to MI Cape Town by 36 runs at the Wanderers. He did not come out to bat while chasing a big target of 234 runs.

After the match, Flemming said that du Plessis’ thumb injury was very serious and he could not even hold a bat. Because of this, the team has started preparing for the worst-case situation.

"Today he got his thump jammed in the ground which has done some damage. Obviously enough damage not to bat which was [not good], when you are chasing 200 you need your star players to be out there,” Flemming said. 

“So, to lose him is another factor but we'll take into consideration what happens going forward, we are hoping it's bruising and settles down but I feel overly optimistic with the amount of injuries we've had so far. A bit of a pessimistic view on these things, so I'm hoping for the best but we may have to prepare for other means," he added.

Faf du Plessis SA20 Season Could Be Over After Thumb Injury

Flemming feels the team has been a bit unlucky in their last three matches. They lost to the same team in Cape Town after the match was cut to 12 overs. Then, rain forced them to share points against Paarl Royals on Thursday.

He is confident that the players are mentally strong and will not let this poor run affect their performance.

"We began in Cape Town with a game on the wrong side of the weather, a short chase game so we carry a little perspective with the win or lose. We don't get carried away with those ones, we've had a good game here, we thought we had a good score in our last game and we didn't have a chance to defend,” the coach added.

“Today we thoroughly outplayed but given that we had our star batsman down and we still got a 200 and for us to come out of the blue and play innings. There are still some things and Vince is in good form. We did well to actually keep some resilience and deny him a bonus point and get close to 200. If you are getting 200 every game, you are not gonna be too far away," he added.

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