South Africa has called up batsman Matthew Breetzke as a replacement for Wiaan Mulder after the all-rounder was ruled out of the rest of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka due to a broken finger.
Mulder injured his right middle finger while batting in South Africa’s first innings on the second day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Thursday.
Depite retiring hurt, Mulder returned for the last wicket before South Africa was dismissed for 191.
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He did not bowl as Sri Lanka was then bowled out for its record Test low of 42. Surprisingly, he returned to the crease as No. 3, moving up the batting order in South Africa’s second innings in Thursday’s last session.
He scored 15 before being trapped lbw by Prabath Jayasuriya. The 26-year-old is expected to be out for up to a month.
Breetzke, who made his Test debut against Bangladesh last month, has been named as Mulder’s replacement for the second match, scheduled from 5 to 9 December at St George’s Park in Gqeberha.