Overview
- Cricket South Africa confirmed Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the England T20I series with a right hamstring strain, with Nandre Burger added to join before the Manchester match.
- Keshav Maharaj was withdrawn pre-match in Cardiff with a groin issue and has since been ruled out of the remaining T20Is, with Bjorn Fortuin called up as cover.
- Corbin Bosch was drafted into the XI at the last minute in Cardiff after Maharaj’s warm-up setback.
- David Miller remains out with a hamstring problem sustained during The Hundred and no replacement has been named.
- South Africa won the rain-affected opener by 14 runs under DLS as Donovan Ferreira took player-of-the-match honors, with Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen returning, while reports suggest Ngidi’s and Maharaj’s Test availability for Pakistan is in doubt.