Du Plessis, Steyn doubts for South Africa World T20 opener


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 20 Mar 2014

South Africa's Faf du Plessis plays a shot during the third day of the third cricket test match against Australia at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Shaun Roy

DHAKA (Reuters) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and pace spearhead Dale Steyn are nursing hamstring injuries and are doubtful for their World Twenty20 opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Both players skipped Wednesday's final warm-up game against Pakistan and a final decision on their availability would be taken on Saturday afternoon before the match, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on their website.

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