South Africa left-arm seamer Nandre Burger has suffered a hamstring injury that curtailed his participation in the second ODI against India in Raipur and could impact the rest of his season.
Burger had started his seventh over when he lost his run-up twice and appeared to struggle to land on his right leg. He held onto his right knee before walking off the field. Aiden Markram delivered the next five balls to complete the over.
ESPNcricinfo understands that Burger is undergoing assessments but the early diagnosis is that he has sustained the injury in his right hamstring. In the immediate term, it will affect South Africa's plans in this match and the third ODI on Saturday. Burger was not part of the T20I squad, where Anrich Nortje will make his return, and he may be called on earlier if South Africa feel they need extra pace. They are already without Kagiso Rabada, who has a rib niggle, and Gerald Coetzee, who was not picked for this tour.
Burger has a long history of injuries, including a lower back stress fracture which kept him out of the game from October 2024 until September this year. He missed last year's SA20 but was re-signed by the same team, Joburg Super Kings for this year's edition for R6.3 million, and they will be sweating on his availability. The tournament begins on Boxing Day, in just over three weeks' time.