Cricket-S Africa lose fast bowler Maphaka for Pakistan white ball tour


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  • Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals - Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, India - May 20, 2025 Rajasthan Royals' Kwena Maphaka in action REUTERS/Mihir Singh

(Reuters) -Teenage left-arm fast bowler Kwena Maphaka has been ruled out of South Africa’s one-off Twenty20 international against Namibia in Windhoek on Saturday and their entire white ball tour to Pakistan after being sidelined with a hamstring strain.

The 19-year-old has been replaced in the squad to face Namibia and the T20 series against Pakistan by seamer Ottneil Baartman. Lizaad Williams is his replacement for the One Day Internationals on the subcontinent.

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