South Africa's AB de Villiers in injury scare

14 March,2011 02:58 PM IST |   |  AFP

In-form South African batsman AB de Villiers has undergone a scan on a left thigh injury ahead of Tuesday's World Cup match against Ireland at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.


In-form South African batsman AB de Villiers has undergone a scan on a left thigh injury ahead of Tuesday's World Cup match against Ireland at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

De Villiers suffered the injury during his half-century in South Africa's three-wicket victory over India in Nagpur on Saturday and was forced to bat with a runner.

South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl said Monday the injury was not "major".

"We are waiting for the doctor's report," he said.

De Villiers is the tournament's third-highest scorer with 318 runs after Indian openers Virender Sehwag (327) and Sachin Tendulkar (324). He has already made two hundreds and one half-century in four matches.

De Villiers, originally named in the squad as a wicketkeeper-batsman, did not keep wickets in the last two matches.

South Africa have also yet to decide whether to name leg-spinner Imran Tahir in their playing eleven for Tuesday's match.

Tahir, his team's leading wicket-taker with 11 victims, also missed the last game against India due to the fractured left thumb.

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