South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen ruled out of Final Test against England with a finger injury

The England-South Africa Test series is in fine balance with both teams having won one game each so far. Naturally, the third and final Test will be the decider for the series, and hence, both teams would be looking to win it.

In what has come as a huge blow to South Africa, their middle-order batter Rassie van der Dussen has been ruled out of the upcoming match with a fracture to his left index finger. Dussen sustained this injury while fielding on day one of the second Test between the two sides in Manchester.

Dussen held the fort alongside Keegan Petersen on day three of the second Test but was dismissed by Ben Stokes on 41, following which the home side won the match by an innings.

Rassie van der Dussen is advised consultation with a finger specialist to further access the weightage of his injury. All-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been chosen by the South African selectors as the replacement for Dussen for the third and Final Test against England. The third Test match between England and South Africa, scheduled to start on September 8th, will be played at The Oval.

England vs South Africa Test Series so far:

As for the series, South Africa took the lead after winning the first match by an innings and 12 runs. South African bowling unit, led by Kagiso Rabada, wreaked havoc on England batters as they crumbled at 165 and 149 in two innings. Rabada took a total of seven wickets and was rightfully adjudged the Player of the Match.

England came back stronger in the second Test and mirrored South Africa’s performance from the first Test to defeat the visiting team by an innings and 85 runs. South Africa batter failed to tackle England bowlers this time as they could only manage 151 and 179 runs at the board in two innings.

England, on the back of century knocks from captain Stokes (103) and Ben Foakes (113), made a momentous 415/9 in their first innings to subject a massive defeat to the visiting side. Ben Stokes was awarded the Man of the Match for a century and four wickets in the game.