CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will undergo a fitness test before today’s World Twenty20 match against New Zealand after missing the opening game with a hamstring injury, Cricket South Africa said yesterday.
He continues to make “positive progress” after sitting out Saturday’s loss to Sri Lanka and South Africa need to win their last three matches in Group One to keep alive their chances of making the semi-finals in Bangladesh.
“In the first game you are trying to feel your way in the tournament, trying to figure out what the conditions are going to be like,” all-rounder JP Duminy said.
“The conditions here are totally different to what we experienced in the warm-up matches so it’s important that we adapt and adjust quickly.”
New Zealand made a winning start to the tournament by beating England in a rain-affected match on Saturday.
