SA Hit By Injury Setback! Anrich Nortje Ruled Out Of Third Test vs AUS

Anrich Nortje is recovering from a mild groin injury (Credit: AP)

South Africa's fast bowler Anrich Nortje will miss the third and final Test match against Australia due to a groin injury. This is a setback for the hosts ahead of the series final, which is now tied at one. Midway through his fourth over at St George's Park in Gqeberha on the fourth morning of the second Test, Nortje was injured and had to leave the field. According to Cricinfo, he ended his return to Test cricket early by spending the rest of the game in the dressing room.

Gerald Coetzee, all-rounder Corbin Bosch, and Cape Town native Dane Paterson are among the candidates to bolster the pace attack for the final Test, which starts on Tuesday. South Africa has not yet announced a replacement for the fast bowler. If South Africa chooses a slower bowling option, left-arm spin bowler Senuran Muthusamy might also be taken into consideration.

The hosts are set to stick with the same batting lineup that was used in Gqeberha, while the rest of the team is expected to remain intact. In the first Test in Durban, Nortje made his red-ball cricket comeback after a…

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