Bloemfontein: Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal will miss the second Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein after sustaining a thigh injury.
The left-handed opener was forced to retire hurt in the fifth over of Bangladesh’s warm-up match against CSA Invitation XI after he had initially felt some discomfort in his right thigh muscle after taking off for a quick single.
A scan after the first Test in Potchefstroom has revealed a grade 1 tear. The Bangladesh camp is hoping that he would be available for the ODI series, commencing on October 15.
Tamim scored 39 and 0 in the first Test as Bangladesh crashed to a 333-run defeat. Soumya Sarkar, the left-handed batsman, could fill in as the opener for the second Test in Bloemfontein, starting on Friday.
With Shakib Al Hasan being rested for the Test series, Bangladesh will be missing the services of their two highest run-getters for the second match. The last time the Asian country played without either Shakib or Tamim in a Test match was against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2013.
The pace of Kagiso Rabada and the spin of Keshav Maharaj sent Bangladesh crashing to a 333-run defeat in the first Test. Bangladesh lost seven wickets for 41 runs in less than an hour and a half as they were bowled out for 90 after being set 424 to win.
South Africa’s victory was overshadowed by an injury to fast bowler Morne Morkel, who is expected to be out for six weeks.
Rabada started the destruction by taking the first three wickets of the morning. He finished with three for 33, while left-arm spinner Maharaj took four for 25.
Bowler Dane Paterson was handed a first call-up to South Africa’s One-day International team for the series against Bangladesh, two days after receiving his first selection for the Test side.
He is the only uncapped player among the 14 called up for the three ODIs in Kimberley on Oct. 15; Paarl on Oct. 18 and East London on Oct. 22.
Paterson was called up on Monday to replace the injured Morne Morkel for the second test against Bangladesh that starts in Bloemfontein on Friday.
“Dane did very well in the T20s against England earlier this year, particularly when it came to death bowling,” said Cricket South Africa selection panel official Linda Zondi. “We now want to see if he can do a similar job in the 50 overs format.
“Faf du Plessis will lead the Proteas now that he has taken over the captaincy from AB de Villiers in the ODI format. This is the start of our campaign to begin preparing our squad for the 2019 World Cup,” he added.
South Africa squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Dane Paterson, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada. (Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
