South African all-rounder JP Duminy ruled out of Australia series with shoulder injury

All-rounder JP Duminy will miss South Africa’s limited-overs tour of Australia after deciding to undergo surgery on his right shoulder, said Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday.

The southpaw is set to miss three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match against the Aussies, which is scheduled to be played this November.

BREAKING #CSAnews Duminy to miss Australia tour and Mzansi Super League@jpduminy21 will undergo surgery on an injury to his right shoulder which rules him out of the upcoming limited-overs tour to Australia and the @MSL_T20. #AUSvSA #MSLT20 pic.twitter.com/JGkPlQPJ94

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) October 16, 2018

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“JP aggravated a pre-existing shoulder injury during the recently concluded series against Zimbabwe,” South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee was quoted as saying by Indian Express on the International Cricket Council (ICC) website.

“The injury will require surgical management thus ruling him out of the immediate tour of Australia and the upcoming MSL. At the moment we can’t say how long he will be out for, that is dependent on the results from the surgery,” he added.

The 34-year-old has also been ruled out from the Mzansi Super League (MSL) T20 event in South Africa. Duminy was named as the marquee player for the Cape Town franchise in the league. They have instead announced wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock as the replacement player.

Meanwhile, South Africa just finished their limited-overs series against Zimbabwe. The Proteas won the ODI series 3-0, while also beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in the three-match T20 series. The final T20 was abandoned without a ball being bowled.