South Africa’s David Miller and Gerald Coetzee Ruled Out of Pakistan White-Ball Series Due to Injuries

South Africa will miss experienced batter David Miller and fast bowler Gerald Coetzee in their upcoming white-ball series against Pakistan because of injuries, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed on Thursday. Miller, who was supposed to captain the team in the three T20 matches from October 28 to November 1 in Rawalpindi and Lahore has a mild right hamstring strain that was confirmed after scans on Wednesday.

Miller, who was set to lead the T20I side in the three-match series from October 28 to November 1, suffered a grade 1 right hamstring strain during training. Scans on Wednesday confirmed the injury, and he will now start a phased rehab program. Coetzee, 25 has been ruled out of both the T20I and three-match ODI series from November 4 to 8 after injuring his pectoral muscle while bowling in a T20I against Namibia earlier this month.

“Subsequent scans revealed the extent of the injury and following specialist consultation, he has commenced a structured rehabilitation program under the supervision of the Cricket South Africa High Performance and Momentum Multiply Titans medical teams,” CSA said in a statement.

Following the injuries to Miller and Coetzee, South Africa have brought in Matthew Breetzke and uncapped Tony de Zorzi to their T20I squad for the Pakistan series. Donovan Ferreira will lead the team as captain in Miller’s place. In the ODI squad, Ottneil Baartman, who has played four ODIs and 12 T20Is for South Africa, has been called up to replace Coetzee, CSA confirmed.

South Africa vs Pakistan 2025 White Ball Series Schedule

Updated South Africa Squads for Pakistan White-Ball Series

ODIs: Matthew Breetzke (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Sinethemba Qeshile, Lizaad Williams, Ottneil Baartman

T20Is: Donovan Ferreira (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams, Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke.

South Africa Squads for South Africa White-Ball Series

ODIs: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha.

T20Is: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wk), Usman Tariq

Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Moqim.

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