Due to “a lumbar stress reaction”, Nandre Burger will miss all of the remaining ODI matches against Ireland in Abu Dhabi as well as the next Test series in Bangladesh.

Burger “experienced discomfort in his lower back and subsequent scans revealed the injury,” CSA said in a statement on Friday, just before the start of the second ODI, adding that Burger “will return home and undergo further assessments”.

South Africa leads the series 1-0 after winning the first game by 139 runs. There was no news on a replacement for the third One-Day International (ODI), but CSA stated that one would be “announced in due course” for the Test matches in Dhaka and Chattogram. The fast-bowling alternatives for that team include Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, and Wiaan Mulder.

Tony de Zorzi will also not be playing in the second ODI against Ireland. According to the CSA, de Zorzi was sidelined from the game as a precaution after sustaining “a soft tissue injury of his right knee”.

In the opening ODI on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, he injured his knee while trying to slide and field the ball in the deep on the sand-based outfield. He left the field right away and was observed carefully strolling along the sidelines. He didn’t go back to playing, and on Thursday, MRI tests showed the injury.

De Zorzi is also included in the Test team for the Bangladesh tour, where he will most likely open with Aiden Markram. There isn’t a backup opener in the lineup. Tristan Stubbs, skipper Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, and one of the wicketkeeper-batters, Ryan Rickelton or Kyle Verreynne, will probably constitute the middle order. Uncapped Matthew Breetzke is around as a backup.

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