JP Duminy to miss South Africa's clash with West Indies
Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:30, UK
South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy will miss Friday's ICC World Twenty20 match against West Indies due to a hamstring problem.
Duminy sustained the injury to his left hamstring during the 37-run victory over Afghanistan on Sunday.
A statement from Cricket South Africa on Tuesday said scans 24 hours earlier had confirmed the 31-year-old will not be able to take part in Friday's Group 1 contest in Nagpur.
But the Proteas hope to have Duminy back in action against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee said: "The plan is to try and get him ready for our last round-robin match against Sri Lanka in Delhi on Sunday.
"Our physiotherapist, Brandon Jackson, has already started with treatment and rehab and for now we will have to wait and see how he responds to the plan."
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Duminy has scored 83 runs from 48 balls in the competition without being dismissed and took 1-31 in three overs in the two-wicket defeat by England in South Africa's opening game.
He is his country's leading scorer in Twenty20 Internationals with 1,654 runs in 70 matches, fourth on the all-time list headed by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.
