In a physique blow to the inaugural runners-up of SA20, Pretoria Capitals won’t be having their lead pacer Anrich Nortje’s companies for the second version of the match that kicks off in Gqeberha on January 10, 2024. Nortje, who has been out of motion since September 2023, missed the World Cup 2023 as a consequence of a again harm and subsequently missed the India sequence as effectively. However, plainly Nortje’s time on the sidelines is ready to be longer than anybody anticipated with the Capitals confirming the event.
“Capitals seamer Anrich Nortje will miss out on Season 2 of the #SA20, as he continues his recovery from an injury. The Pretoria family wishes him a speedy recovery,” Capitals wrote in an announcement on X (previously Twitter). Experienced all-rounder Hardus Viljoen changed Nortje within the Capitals’ squad, who purpose to go one higher this season after dropping the ultimate of the inaugural version.
Viljoen, who was an harm alternative final yr in Durban’s Super Giants squad, continues to get the SA20 gigs regardless of not getting picked within the draft for 2 years in a row.Â
As far as Nortje is anxious, he final performed the second ODI between South Africa and Australia on September 9 and was withdrawn within the center of the five-match project as a precautionary measure. However, his elongated absence has put his participation in uncertain for the IPL 2024 and then the T20 World Cup, given he won’t be travelling to New Zealand for the two-match Test sequence as effectively.
Pretoria Capitals squad for SA20:Â Migael Pretorius, Jimmy Neesham, Rilee Rossouw, Colin Ingram, Senuran Muthusamy, Wayne Parnell (c), Theunis de Bruyn, Adil Rashid, Will Jacks, Eathan Bosch, Hardus Viljoen, Shane Dadswell, Corbin Bosch, Daryn Dupavillon, Kyle Verreynne, Matthew Boast, Paul Stirling, Phil Salt, Tiaan van Vuuren
