NEW DELHI – South Africa batsman AB de Villiers was ruled out of thethree-game T20I series because of an injured left knee on Sunday.
De Villiers was not part of South Africa’s playing XI in the first T20I atthe Wanderers in Johannesburg, and soon the news came through that not onlythe first match he was also out for the remainder of the series.
The right-handed batsman picked up the injury ahead of the fifth ODI,informed a press release from Cricket South Africa.
“He suffered a blow to the knee while batting ahead of the fifth ODI, andalthough he passed a fitness test on Friday, the injury worsenedsignificantly throughout the match,” Mohammed Moosajee, South Africa’s teammanager, said.
De Villiers also missed the first three one-dayers of the precedingsix-game rubber that South Africa lost 5-1.