{"id":9904,"date":"2025-12-06T12:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T07:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=668234"},"modified":"2025-12-06T12:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T07:05:23","slug":"ind-vs-sa-3rd-odi-south-africas-lethal-pacer-nandre-burger-ruled-out-ahead-of-the-match-reason-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ind-vs-sa-3rd-odi-south-africas-lethal-pacer-nandre-burger-ruled-out-ahead-of-the-match-reason-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs SA 3rd ODI: South Africa\u2019s lethal pacer Nandre Burger ruled out ahead of the match \u2013 Reason explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"526\">South Africa have suffered a major blow ahead of the <strong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"271\">3rd ODI against India<\/strong>, with in-form fast bowler <strong data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"325\">Nandre Burger ruled out<\/strong> due to a <strong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"355\">hamstring injury<\/strong> sustained during the second ODI. Burger pulled up mid-match and played no further part, raising immediate concerns about his availability for the remainder of the series.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"842\">The South African team management has now confirmed that the left-arm pacer has <strong data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"633\">not recovered in time<\/strong>, making him unavailable for the crucial third ODI. Hamstring injuries generally require several days of rest and monitored rehabilitation, and the tight scheduling of the series has left no room for recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"1163\">Burger has been a standout performer across formats over the last few months, troubling top-order batters with his pace, steep bounce, and ability to move the ball late. His absence will be felt deeply, especially as South Africa are already coping with the unavailability of Kagiso Rabada, who is nursing a rib injury.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1348\">To compound their troubles, <strong data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1227\">top-order batter Tony de Zorzi<\/strong> is also sidelined with a hamstring issue, leaving the Proteas short of first-choice options in both batting and bowling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1350\" data-end=\"1541\">With Burger ruled out, South Africa are expected to bring in <strong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1431\">Ottneil Baartman<\/strong> to strengthen their pace attack, while <strong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1489\">Ryan Rickelton<\/strong> is likely to replace de Zorzi in the batting order.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1670\">India, on the other hand, are set to continue with the same XI after strong individual performances and a well-balanced lineup.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1815\">The 3rd ODI promises high stakes for both sides, but South Africa will now have to overcome the challenge <strong data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1814\">without two of their key players<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa have suffered a major blow ahead of the 3rd ODI against India, with in-form fast bowler Nandre Burger\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":32430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}