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Injury Woes Continue for New Zealand national cricket team in T20 Series Against South Africa national cricket team
SA vs NZ T20 Series: New Zealand suffered two major setbacks in a single day in the T20 series against South Africa. Following leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, batsman Bevon Jacobs has now been ruled out of the series due to a knee injury. Katene Clarke has been included in the squad in Jacobs' place, while there will be no replacement for Sodhi.
New Zealand has yet another major drawback in the ongoing T20 series against South Africa. The batsman, Bevon Jacobs, will not be able to play the second T20 match at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday. According to New Zealand Cricket, Katene Clarke has been included in the Blackcaps' squad in place of Jacobs.
According to a statement from NZC, Jacobs fell on his left knee while fielding during the first T20I, forcing him off the field. Scans confirmed a bone bruise. His return to the field will be determined only after further examination.
Kayton Clarke was scheduled to join the squad for the fourth and fifth T20Is with Dane Cleaver, Jaden Lennox, and Tom Latham, but he has been brought in ahead of time as Jacobs has suffered an injury. Ish Sodhi, who has been ruled out of the entire series, has suffered a broken thumb after bowling practice at Bay Oval, which will keep him out of play for at least four weeks. NZC clarified that no replacement player will be called up to replace Sodhi, as Lockie Ferguson is scheduled to join the team for the second and third matches. The remaining matches of this five-match T20 series will be played in Hamilton on March 17, Eden Park (Auckland) on March 20, Wellington on March 22, and Christchurch on March 25.
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In the first T20 of the series, played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first, collapsing for 91 runs, and South Africa won the match by seven wickets. Only four New Zealand batsmen reached double figures, with James Neesham (26) the highest scorer. Jacobs was run out after scoring 10 runs off 7 balls. Kobani Mokoena took 3 wickets for South Africa, while Coetzee, Bartman, and Maharaj took 2 wickets each.
In response, South Africa successfully chased down the target in 16.4 overs, losing only 3 wickets. Conor Esterhuizen's 45 runs off 48 balls played a crucial role in the victory. New Zealand's bowling was also poor. Jamieson, Fox and Santner took 1 wicket each but the match remained one-sided till the end.
