Duminy ruled out of West Indies clash

Allrounder JP Duminy has been ruled out of South Africa's ICC World Twenty20 match against the West Indies in Nagpur on Friday due to a hamstring injury.

Duminy injured his left hamstring during the match against Afghanistan on Sunday, with subsequent scans on Monday confirming the extent of the injury.

"The scans which were done yesterday confirmed our clinical suspicion of a hamstring strain which means that he will be ruled out of Friday’s game," said Proteas team manager, Dr Mohammed Moosajee.

"The plan is to try and get him ready for our last round-robin match against Sri Lanka in Delhi on Sunday.

"Our physiotherapist, Brandon Jackson, has already started with treatment and rehab and for now we will have to wait and see how he responds to the plan."

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South Africa have registered one win (over Afghanistan) and one loss (to England) in the tournament to date, and will need to beat the previously undefeated West Indies if they're to ensure their destiny at this World T20 remains in their own hands.

The absence of Duminy, South Africa's highest T20I run scorer, could mean a reshuffle for the Proteas, with the possible inclusion of Aaron Phangiso to partner Imran Tahir on what's expected to be another spinning track in Nagpur.

Phangiso, a left-arm orthodox spinner, offers little in the way of batting, meaning he'd likely be included at the expense of one of South Africa's fast-bowling allrounders, David Wiese and Chris Morris.

Rilee Rossouw or Farhaan Behardien would then bolster the batting stocks in place of Duminy, with the latter the more likely candidate given he offers another medium pace option with the ball.  

Against the Afghans on Sunday night, Wiese was included in their XI at the expense of star paceman Dale Steyn as the Proteas continue to adopt a 'horses for courses' selection policy in India.

Captain Faf du Plessis insisted it was the right selection decision for the conditions.

"We played here the other night, and the thinking behind the wicket was that for seamers who skid on, especially in the first six overs, there is not much swing," du Plessis said.

"And (Dale) goes down as quite a skiddy bowler. A wicket like this wouldn't suit him as much.

"It's not the Mumbai wicket where there is a bit of pace and bounce – it just skids through.

"We wanted to bring in a guy like David Wiese that bowls a bit of variation. The wicket looked a bit brown as well, so we thought pace off the ball would help.

"Wiese also strengthens our batting unit more. So yeah, it was the right decision for us as a team."

Despite being one of the heavyweights of world cricket, South Africa have never a major ICC tournament.